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Sleep is important to a number of brain functions, including how nerve cells (neurons) communicate with each other. In fact, your brain and body stay remarkably active while you sleep. Recent findings suggest that sleep plays a housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake.
23 Οκτ 2020 · The REM sleep stage is believed to be essential for the brain, enabling key functions like memory and learning. As the night goes on, it’s normal to spend a greater percentage of time in REM sleep with most of it occurring in the second half of the night.
22 Δεκ 2009 · Learn how sleep affects your brain and body, from brain waves and hormones to breathing and muscle tone. Discover how sleep stages, cycles, and disorders influence your health and well-being.
Learn how sleep affects your brain and body, and what happens during the different stages of sleep. Discover how genes, circadian rhythms and sleep drive regulate your sleep cycle, and why sleep is essential for health and wellness.
1 Οκτ 2021 · Features in this section explore the basics of sleep regulation: the structures of the brain that control wakefulness and sleep, the systems that interact to enable us to stay awake and asleep for many hours at a time, and the external factors that can influence both.
1 Ιαν 2013 · Traditionally, the emphasis on discerning what controls sleep and waking has focused on specific brain areas and neurotransmitters that impose sleep on the rest of the brain and body—often referred to as top-down control.
This review will cover our evolving understanding of the mechanisms by which sleep is controlled and the complex relationship between sleep and disease states. Introduction: Defining and Measuring Sleep
