Happy New Year!
2:11 AM, Jan. 01, 2009.
“Sleep timing is controlled by the circadian clock, by homeostasis and in humans, within certain bounds, by willed behavior. The circadian clock, an inner time-keeping, temperature-fluctuating, enzyme-controlling device, works in tandem with adenosine, a neurotransmitter which inhibits many of the bodily processes that are associated with wakefulness. Adenosine is created over the course of the day; high levels of adenosine lead to sleepiness. In diurnal animals, sleepiness occurs as the circadian element causes the release of the hormone melatonin and a gradual decrease in core body temperature. The timing is affected by one’s chronotype. It is the circadian rhythm which determines the ideal timing of a correctly structured and restorative sleep episode.[5]“
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6 Responses to “Happy New Year!”
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Lizzy on January 1st, 2009
Happy New Year!
My New Terms Resolution? To establish a consistent sleep schedule, mmhmm.
Hunter on January 1st, 2009
Happy new year! Haha
Tysune on January 1st, 2009
Happy New Year!
Eastwood on January 1st, 2009
Happy New Year to all!
Lately I’ve been failing to sleep before 1 AM and to get up before 12 PM.
Phoebe on January 1st, 2009
Happy 2009! Wow, I envy your sleep schedule. I’m still on the 3am to 2pm shuteye time block.
Tysune on January 1st, 2009
lol, I’ve been staying up to 1am-2am ish XD, but the latest I’ve “slept in” is 9am so far XD (that being refusing to get out of bed after waking up around 7-8 ish XD)