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somnolence

physiology

Also known as: drowsiness

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association with sensory deprivation

In sleep: Neural theories
…from sensory input, demonstrated chronic somnolence. It has been reasoned that a similar cutting off of sensory input, functional rather than structural, must characterize natural states of sleep. Other supporting observations for the stimulus-deficiency theory of sleep included presleep rituals such as turning out the lights, regulation of stimulus input,…
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