The sleep switch: How one brain signal turns sleep on and off

People spend about a third of their lives asleep. Yet, surprisingly little is known about how our brains control falling asleep and waking up. Now, researchers led by Prof. Henrik Bringmann at the Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) of TUD Dresden University of Technology discovered another piece of this puzzle. The team showed that a single brain signal acts like a biological switch—both triggering sleep and ending it.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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