Role of the Preoptic Area in Sleep and Thermoregulation

Role of the Preoptic Area in Sleep and Thermoregulation

Sleep and body temperature are tightly interconnected in mammals: warming up our body helps to fall asleep and the body temperature in turn drops while falling asleep. The preoptic area of the hypothalamus (POA) serves as an essential brain region to coordinate sleep and body temperature. Understand...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Rothhaas, Shinjae Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
sleep
thermoregulation
body temperature
preoptic area of the hypothalamus
neural circuits
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.664781/full

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