Sleep-Wake Regulation and Its Impact on Working Memory Performance: The Role of Adenosine

Sleep-Wake Regulation and Its Impact on Working Memory Performance: The Role of Adenosine

The sleep-wake cycle is regulated by a fine-tuned interplay between sleep-homeostatic and circadian mechanisms. Compelling evidence suggests that adenosine plays an important role in mediating the increase of homeostatic sleep pressure during time spent awake and its decrease during sleep. Here, we...

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Main Authors: Carolin Franziska Reichert, Micheline Maire, Christina Schmidt, Christian Cajochen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
circadian
sleep homeostasis
adenosine
working memory
cognition
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/5/1/11

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