Abstract
The physiological effect of sleep on the body’s organ systems is modulated by closed feedback loops. Due to this feedback system, a major disturbance in sleep is highly likely to affect the function and homeostasis of the body as a whole. Similarly, pathological changes in any individual organs may lead to a significant change in sleep structure and organization. This chapter will focus on the effect that sleep and specific organ physiology have on each other, focusing on the physiology of the autonomic nervous system as well as the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, thermoregulatory, and immune systems.
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Auckley, D., Shaman, Z. (2014). Sleep and Organ Physiology. In: Competencies in Sleep Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9065-4_4
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