Category: mechanism

  • The outfall of a terrible night

    The outfall of a terrible night

    A first-hand account of sleep deprivation and how to beat it.

    A first-hand account of sleep deprivation and how to beat it.

  • The homeostasis of sleep

    The homeostasis of sleep

    The motivations to sleep and to stay awake are in a constant struggle called sleep homeostasis. The longer humans are asleep the stronger the drive to wake up, and the longer humans are awake the stronger get the mechanisms that put them to sleep in a ballet of chemicals and neurons.

    The motivations to sleep and to stay awake are in a constant struggle called sleep homeostasis. The longer humans are asleep the stronger the drive to wake up, and the longer humans are awake the stronger get the mechanisms that put them to sleep in a ballet of chemicals and neurons.

  • Melatonin – The secret sauce of sleep

    Melatonin – The secret sauce of sleep

    To explore sleep and learn ways to improve it, we must understand the effects of light and its secret agent working deep within us: Melatonin.

    To explore sleep and learn ways to improve it, we must understand the effects of light and its secret agent working deep within us: Melatonin.