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Open Access 01-12-2023 | Editorial

Where do we look for the next breakthrough in sleep research?

Authors: Alessandro Viganò, Majid Ghareghani, Birendra Mallick, Simone Russo

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

The wakefulness-sleep cycle sets the pace of our life. Sleep research examines the transition between wakefulness and sleep, its hormonal regulation, and its pathological disruption. Understanding sleep mechanisms would improve quality-of-life well beyond sleep itself. To this aim, we invite contributions for the Collection “sleep physiology and circadian rhythms”.

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Title: Where do we look for the next breakthrough in sleep research?
Authors: Alessandro Viganò
Majid Ghareghani
Birendra Mallick
Simone Russo
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03330-3

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