How does the brain maintain a stable sleep-wake cycle under varying conditions? How does sleep impact the ability to monitor one's own performance?

The Sleep Research Center (SRC), part of the Behavioral Biology branch, is ... WRAIR #2804 Effects of Sleep Loss on Brain Physiology; WRAIR #2997 Sleep ... Mar 17, 2017 ... New research published in Molecular Brain identifies a brain circuit that controls sleep stage transitions, potentially revealing a path to improve sleep aids. Jul 7, 2023 ... New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control ... part of the brain associated with learning — to retain information. Transitions between wakefulness and sleep are controlled and regulated by the brain, which also plays a key role in directing quantity and depth of sleep. Jul 23, 2024 ... Sleepwalking occurs when different parts of your brain are stuck between deep sleep and wakefulness, causing confusion between your brain and body. The pineal gland makes the hormone melatonin which controls our sleep. ... The nerves that come from the right side of your brain control the left side of your ... Nov 11, 2023 ... ... areas of the cognitive control network (CCN). (B) Sleep deprivation (vs restful sleep) decreased functional connectivity between the DMN and ... Apr 14, 2022 ... The most prominent signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease occur when nerve cells in the basal ganglia, an area of the brain that controls ... Mar 21, 2025 ... After 18 h of acute sleep deprivation, BDNF levels increased in all brain regions compared to controls. ... brain region specificity. While ... Sleep results from the inhibition of wake-promoting systems by homeostatic sleep factors such as adenosine and nitric oxide and GABAergic neurons in the ...