A partial theory of sleep. A novel view of its phenomenology and organization.
The various stages of sleep are characterized by specific vigilance profiles across the universe of available behavioral systems. The induction and structuring of sleep and its adaptation to a variety of internal needs is the result of a general vigilance-controlling apparatus.
D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology