Sleep Flashcards
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Sleep is a vital, life-sustaining process and system of mechanisms that all animals rely on for
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restoration, brain processing ability and energy conservation
2
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A well-recognised model by Borbely and his colleagues suggests
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2 main mechanisms of sleep, the circadian rhythm and sleep-wake homeostasis, that both interlink to explain how we form a sleep-wake cycle
3
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The circadian rhythm involves
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a wide range of bodily systems that follows an internal clock that tells the body when it is time to sleep or wake
4
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. It affects several bodily processes, such as hormones, digestion, and body temperature ?
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circadian rhythm
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