The neurophysiologic basis of the human sleep–wake cycle and the physiopathology of the circadian clock: a narrative review

Abstract The objectives of this review were to explain the neurologic processes that control the human sleep–wake cycle as well as the pathophysiology of the human circadian clock. Non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep are the two main phases of sleep. When triggered by circadian input...

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Main Author: Chidiebere Emmanuel Okechukwu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-022-00468-8