# Sleep and Wakefulness Research

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the intricate relationship between sleep and memory, focusing on the role of hypocretin/orexin neurons, circadian rhythms, synaptic homeostasis, and narcolepsy. It delves into the mechanisms of memory consolidation during sleep, the impact of different sleep stages on memory formation, and the neural substrates underlying these processes. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| OpenAlex ID | t10985 |
| Works | 1,442 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 1442.

- [A New Method for Measuring Daytime Sleepiness: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-new-method-for-measuring-daytime-sleepiness-the-epworth-sleepiness-scale/)
- [The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-hypocretins-hypothalamus-specific-peptides-with-neuroexcitatory-activity/)
- [Neurons Containing Hypocretin (Orexin) Project to Multiple Neuronal Systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/neurons-containing-hypocretin-orexin-project-to-multiple-neuronal-systems/)
- [Meta-Analysis of Quantitative Sleep Parameters From Childhood to Old Age in Healthy Individuals: Developing Normative Sleep Values Across the Human Lifespan](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-of-quantitative-sleep-parameters-from-childhood-to-old-age-in/)
- [Navigation-related structural change in the hippocampi of taxi drivers](https://scholariq.org/papers/navigation-related-structural-change-in-the-hippocampi-of-taxi-drivers/)
- [Narcolepsy in orexin Knockout Mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/narcolepsy-in-orexin-knockout-mice/)
- [Hypothalamic regulation of sleep and circadian rhythms](https://scholariq.org/papers/hypothalamic-regulation-of-sleep-and-circadian-rhythms/)
- [The Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-actigraphy-in-the-study-of-sleep-and-circadian-rhythms/)
- [The Sleep Disorder Canine Narcolepsy Is Caused by a Mutation in the Hypocretin (Orexin) Receptor 2 Gene](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-sleep-disorder-canine-narcolepsy-is-caused-by-a-mutation-in-the-hypocretin/)
- [The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): Psychometric Properties of A Survey Instrument for School-Aged Children](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-children-s-sleep-habits-questionnaire-cshq-psychometric-properties-of-a/)
- [Short Sleep Duration Is Associated with Reduced Leptin, Elevated Ghrelin, and Increased Body Mass Index](https://scholariq.org/papers/short-sleep-duration-is-associated-with-reduced-leptin-elevated-ghrelin-and/)
- [International Classification of Sleep Disorders](https://scholariq.org/papers/international-classification-of-sleep-disorders/)
- [National Sleep Foundation’s updated sleep duration recommendations: final report](https://scholariq.org/papers/national-sleep-foundation-s-updated-sleep-duration-recommendations-final-report/)
- [A mutation in a case of early onset narcolepsy and a generalized absence of hypocretin peptides in human narcoleptic brains](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-mutation-in-a-case-of-early-onset-narcolepsy-and-a-generalized-absence-of/)
- [Practice Parameters for the Indications for Polysomnography and Related Procedures: An Update for 2005](https://scholariq.org/papers/practice-parameters-for-the-indications-for-polysomnography-and-related/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 777.

- [A New Method for Measuring Daytime Sleepiness: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-new-method-for-measuring-daytime-sleepiness-the-epworth-sleepiness-scale/)
- [Neurons Containing Hypocretin (Orexin) Project to Multiple Neuronal Systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/neurons-containing-hypocretin-orexin-project-to-multiple-neuronal-systems/)
- [Narcolepsy in orexin Knockout Mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/narcolepsy-in-orexin-knockout-mice/)
- [Hypothalamic regulation of sleep and circadian rhythms](https://scholariq.org/papers/hypothalamic-regulation-of-sleep-and-circadian-rhythms/)
- [The Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-actigraphy-in-the-study-of-sleep-and-circadian-rhythms/)
- [The Sleep Disorder Canine Narcolepsy Is Caused by a Mutation in the Hypocretin (Orexin) Receptor 2 Gene](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-sleep-disorder-canine-narcolepsy-is-caused-by-a-mutation-in-the-hypocretin/)
- [International Classification of Sleep Disorders](https://scholariq.org/papers/international-classification-of-sleep-disorders/)
- [A mutation in a case of early onset narcolepsy and a generalized absence of hypocretin peptides in human narcoleptic brains](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-mutation-in-a-case-of-early-onset-narcolepsy-and-a-generalized-absence-of/)
- [Practice Parameters for the Indications for Polysomnography and Related Procedures: An Update for 2005](https://scholariq.org/papers/practice-parameters-for-the-indications-for-polysomnography-and-related/)
- [Hypocretin (orexin) deficiency in human narcolepsy](https://scholariq.org/papers/hypocretin-orexin-deficiency-in-human-narcolepsy/)
- [Differential expression of orexin receptors 1 and 2 in the rat brain](https://scholariq.org/papers/differential-expression-of-orexin-receptors-1-and-2-in-the-rat-brain/)
- [The sleep switch: hypothalamic control of sleep and wakefulness](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-sleep-switch-hypothalamic-control-of-sleep-and-wakefulness/)
- [Amyloid-β Dynamics Are Regulated by Orexin and the Sleep-Wake Cycle](https://scholariq.org/papers/amyloid-dynamics-are-regulated-by-orexin-and-the-sleep-wake-cycle/)
- [Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-ablation-of-orexin-neurons-in-mice-results-in-narcolepsy-hypophagia-and/)
- [Sleep State Switching](https://scholariq.org/papers/sleep-state-switching/)

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