Functional Anatomy of the Sleep-Wake-fulness Cycle: Wakefulness (Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology)

Sleep is a necessary, active, diverse and periodic condition, homeostatically regulated and precisely meshed with waking time into the sleep-wakefulness cycle. The authors present a detailed and updated review of the structures involved in the phase of wakefulness, including their morphological, functional and chemical characteristics, as well as their anatomical connections