Sleep and thermoregulation

In homeothermic animals sleep preparatory behaviours often promote thermal efficiency, including warmth-seeking, adopting particular postures (curling up, head tucking) and nest building, all promoting warmer skin microclimates. Skin warmth induces NREM sleep and body cooling via circuitry that conn...

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Published in:Current opinion in physiology 2020-06, Vol.15, p.7-13
Main Authors: Harding, Edward C, Franks, Nicholas P, Wisden, William
Format: Article
Language:English
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