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Whether the brain clock expresses redox cycles and how such metabolic oscillations might affect neuronal physiology are unknown. Here we show a self-sustained circadian rhythm of SCN redox state that requires the molecular clockwork. The redox oscillation determines the excitability of SCN neurons through a non-transcriptional mechanism: alterations in redox state rapidly (< 2 min) reverse membrane polarization of SCN neurons via changes in multiple K+ channels. The redox regulation of neuronal excitability gates the SCN sensitivity and response to entraining signals of light, by modulating Ca2+ signaling in response to excitatory neurotransmission, targeting on a ryanodine receptor–dependent intracellular Ca2+ store. 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