Circadian-sleep coupling (SCN)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Sleep Biology subtree

Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) ~20k neurons in anterior hypothalamus drive circadian alerting / sleep-propensity rhythm via projections to ventrolateral-preoptic-area (VLPO sleep-active) and tuberomammillary-nucleus (TMN wake-active). …

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