The Suggestion That Sleep Is a Mechanism for Conserving Energy

question 98

True/False

The suggestion that sleep is a mechanism for conserving energy is evidence for the restoration model for why we sleep.

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Definitions:

Otto Loewi

A pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the first neurotransmitter and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936.

Chemical Messages

Signals transmitted between cells or organisms through the release and receipt of chemical compounds.

Nervous System

The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body, including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

Parkinson Disease

A progressive neurological disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, and slowed movement, due to the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.