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Sleep Neurobiology

Sleep Neurobiology

Articles on the biological mechanisms of sleep, including synaptic homeostasis, neurochemical regulation, evolutionary drivers, and neural circuitry underlying sleep-wake cycles in humans and animals.

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Why Sleep Resets the Brain: The Synaptic Homeostasis Hypothesis in Humans

A deep dive into how sleep restores neural balance by pruning excess synaptic connections, supported by human PET imaging evidence of SV2A accumulation during sleep deprivation.