Sleep-wake cycle: Difference between revisions

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The biological process outlined here is cyclic and although it is outlined in a linear form it is better understood in a way that the end leads to the beginning to start over again.
The biological process outlined here is cyclic and although it is outlined in a linear form it is better understood in a way that the end leads to the beginning to start over again.
===After waking===
===After waking===
Exposure to blue light frequencies mainly between 460 and 480nm trigger [[melanopsin]] cells in the eyes to send a signal to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) which sends [[GABA]] to the pineal gland, inhibiting it from releasing melatonin.
===Approaching night===
===Approaching night===