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Sleep regulation: physiological models and hypotheses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

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The elucidation of sleep regulation is not an easy task. On one side, there is a multitude of solid yet disparate data, on the other side, the topic is tempting for engaging in wild speculation, particularly with respect to the functions of sleep. Models may exert a moderating influence by mediating between the two extremes. However, also they navigate between the risk of banality in reformulating the obvious, and the peril of fancy in losing touch with empirical reality.

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Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1995

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