RESEARCH - Key mechanism behind sleep discovered

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Key Mechanism Behind Sleep Discovered: Finding Holds Promise for

Treatment of Fatigue and Sleep Disorders

ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2010) — Washington State University researchers

have discovered the mechanism by which the brain switches from a

wakeful to a sleeping state. The finding clears the way for a suite of

discoveries, from sleeping aids to treatments for stroke and other

brain injuries.

" We know that brain activity is linked to sleep, but we've never known

how, " said Krueger, WSU neuroscientist and lead author of a

paper in the latest Journal of Applied Physiology. " This gives us a

mechanism to link brain activity to sleep. This has not been done

before. "

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