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Sleep Neurobio Exam 2
Richardson Handout
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
11/09/2010

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2 major factors that have input into hopythalamus
Definition
circadian clock and sleep-wake state
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Methodology: resulting Hormone levels of two groups in dim light, 1=awake 2=asleep
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-preservation of diurnal cortisol pattern w/o sleep
-sleep inhibits TSH synthesis
-GH secreted when subject asleep
-prolactin inhibited w/o sleep
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GH and Sleep relation
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GH is not related to slow-wave sleep, it is actually inversely related to cortisol release during sleep. when cortisol high, GH not secreted (beginning for men, middle of sleep for women)
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melatonin and SCN
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melatonin inhibits activity of SCN, causing sleep to occur. Melatonin has no effects on SCN during sleep
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