Sleep homeostasis and the circadian clock: Do the circadian pacemaker and the sleep homeostat influence each other’s functioning?
Sleep is regulated by a homeostatic and a circadian process. Together these two processes determine most aspects of sleep and related variables like sleepiness and alertness. The two processes are known to be able to work independently, but also to both influence sleep and sleep related variables in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-06-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451994417300068 |