PSYCH 015: Basic Science of Sleep
Sleep is often treated as absence - a passive state where the brain switches off. This chapter challenges that notion, revealing sleep as an active, highly organised process essential for brain function and mental health.
In this episode, we explore the architecture of sleep - its stages, cycles, and regulatory systems. Non-REM and REM sleep represent distinct physiological states, each contributing differently to restoration, memory consolidation, and emotional processing.
We examine how sleep is governed by two interacting systems: the circadian rhythm and the homeostatic drive. Together…
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