# Sleep on it!

**Authors:** Laurent Sheybani

PMC · DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf072 · Brain Communications · 2025-03-04

## TL;DR

This paper explores historical and recent discoveries about how sleep works and its functions, aiming to inspire more research in the field.

## Contribution

The paper highlights both classic and contemporary insights into sleep physiology to stimulate further scientific interest.

## Key findings

- Old findings on sleep physiology are revisited alongside recent discoveries.
- The paper aims to encourage more publications and research in sleep science.

## Abstract

Our Associate Editor, Laurent Sheybani, discusses some very old and very recent findings on sleep physiology and function, hoping to raise further interest and publications in the field.

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## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** sleep disorders (MESH:D012893), neurological disorders (MESH:D009461), sleep interruptions (OMIM:217095), Alzheimer's disease (MESH:D000544), neurodegenerative diseases (MESH:D019636)
- **Chemicals:** norepinephrine (MESH:D009638), 14C (MESH:C000615234), carbon (MESH:D002244), benzene (MESH:D001554)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090]

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## References

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