The Unseen Architects of Our Waking Minds: Sleep's Homeostatic Imperative in the Modern Era.

Biol Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. Electronic address:

Published: September 2025


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