Document Type
Article
Publication Date
December 2006
Abstract
Sleep is a vital, highly organized process regulated by complex systems of neuronal networks and neurotransmitters. Sleep plays an important role in the regulation of central nervous system and body physiologic functions. Sleep architecture changes with age and is easily susceptible to external and internal disruption. Reduction or disruption of sleep can affect numerous functions varying from thermoregulation to learning and memory during the waking state.
Recommended Citation
Markov, Dimitri and Goldman, Marina, "Normal sleep and circadian rhythms: Neurobiologic mechanisms underlying sleep and wakefulness" (2006). Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers. Paper 2.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/phbfp/2
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in Psychiatric Clinics of North America 29(4): 841-853, December 2006. The published version is available at http://www.mdconsult.com/das/clinics/view/0/N/16839638?ja=558771&PAGE=1.html&source=. Copyright is retained by Elsevier, Inc.