Time to Be SHY? Some Comments on Sleep and Synaptic Homeostasis
Sleep must serve an essential, universal function, one that offsets the risk of being disconnected from the environment. The synaptic homeostasis hypothesis (SHY) is an attempt to identify this essential function. Its core claim is that sleep is needed to reestablish synaptic homeostasis, which is c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Neural Plasticity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/415250 |