A Mathematical Model of the Sleep-Wake Cycle

The daily sleep-wake cycle usually consists of three distinct states: wakefulness, non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) and rapid-eye-movement (REM). The process of switching between different states is complex, but a common assumption is that it is regulated primarily by two processes (the circadian and t...

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Main Author: Yin, Weiwei
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/14508