BIOL 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Homeostasis, Sleep Disorder, Cataplexy
10 Jan 2019
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Changes the body state via release of neuropeptides. The nervous system is very active during sleep: Is actually a form of behaviour: phases are measured by measuring electrical and motor activity. Tend to think same thought over and over again. It felt real but now that i"m awake it makes no sense! . Paralysis (atonia due to blocked signals in spinal cord: night paralysis when people wake up before atonia wears off. Eye movement corresponds to what you would do when you"re awake. Dreams are essentially hallucinations you get while sleeping. If you lose sleep, your body makes sure you sleep more in the future to make up for the loss: the more sleep you lose: Why do we sleep: you can"t really bank sleep ahead of a sleep loss, sleep homeostasis is the strongest determinant of sleep duration, energy conservations, avoid predators, repair stress. But energy consumption only goes down by about 15%
