Several areas in the brainstem and hypothalamus promote wakefulness by sending arousal signals, in the form of neurotransmitters, to the cerebral cortex.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Harvard Medical School
  Science of Sleep: How is Sleep Regulated?

Sources

• Science of Sleep: How is Sleep Regulated? sleep.hms.harvard.edu Harvard Medical School via serper

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• brainstem concept
• cerebral cortex concept