(A) Males (ANOVA: F5, 42 = 21.58, p < 0.001) and (B) females (ANOVA: F5, 42 = 14.72, p < 0.001) display a circadian rhythm in alcohol recovery. (C) The complete recovery time course for males and females at CT 9 and 21. (D) No phase specific differences were observed between males and females for recovery from alcohol-induced sedation (ANOVA: F5, 42 = 2.020, p < 0.098).