Andrew Huberman· PhD
The longer you are awake, the more adenosine builds in your system — it tends to make you sleepy
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The longer you are awake, the more adenosine builds in your system — it tends to make you sleepy
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So adenosine is driving this sleep hunger, when adenosine is low, it's like we're well-fed, we're not very hungry, and when adenosine is high, it's like we're fasted for a long time and we tend to be very hungry, so that when adenosine is high, we really wanna fall asleep.
Adenosine is a molecule in our nervous system and body that builds up the longer we are awake, so if you've just slept for 8, or 9, or 10 really deep, restful hours, adenosine is gonna be very low in your brain and body. If, however, you've been awake for 10, 15, or more hours, adenosine levels are going to be much higher. Adenosine creates a sort of sleep drive or a sleep hunger
Adenosine is a molecule in our nervous system and body that builds up the longer we are awake. So if you've just slept for eight or nine or ten really deep restful hours, adenosine is going to be very low in your brain and body. If, however, you've been awake for 10, 15 or more hours, adenosine levels are going to be much higher. Adenosine creates a sort of sleep drive or a sleep hunger.
the way to think about adenosine is it's something that gets built up the more energy you've expended so if you were to measure adenosine levels in the morning and then adenosine levels in the evening they should be higher if you've been doing something and so that's the first thing you want happening when you sleep is you you want adenosine levels to be high
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