Molecular switch signals the onset of sleep time

Scientists specializing in molecular mechanisma, Oxford University in the UK recently discovered that a molecular switch in the brain that sends signals about what the person it is time to sleep.

Although the experiment was conducted on fruit flies, scientists believe that a similar mechanism exists in the human brain. This discovery was published on 16 July 2014 the author of the study and Professor Gero miesenbock from the Medical Centre at Oxford.

Two mechanisms regulate sleep human: of course first is its environment, and secondly the inner.
A mechanism that is associated with the external environment, is a biological clock that set people on a 24 hour cycle. Researchers studied the internal homeostat that monitors sleep deficit. So they found that it turns out that in the brain a molecular switch that indicates when it's time to hug with a pillow.

Professor Miesenbock notes:
"Causes a person to fall asleep at night is probably a combination of these two mechanisms. Biological clock say that it is the right time for a good sleep, and "switch" sleep creates pressure on catgenie a long day."

 

Source: globalscience.ru