The novel neuropeptides hypocretin and orexin, located recently on the lateral hypothalamic cells, has been linked to both feeding and sleeping/waking cycles. Recent studies have found an association between defects in hypocretin/orexin and narcolepsy.
A machine that helps you take power naps at the flick of a switch, squeeze 8 hours of sleep into 2 or 3 hours. Transcranial magnetic stimulation induces slow brain waves and deep sleep, according to scientific researchers...