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geniusboy [140]
4 years ago
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Light alerts the biological clock to slow down the secretion of which hormone that promotes sleep

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Kaylis [27]4 years ago
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Light alerts the biological clock to slow down the secretion of melatonin hormone that promotes sleep. Melatonin hormone is a hormone that is produced by the pineal gland in animals and regulates sleep and wakefulness. . The hormone is used to regulate night and day cycles or sleep-wake cycles, darkness causes the body to produce more melatonin, which signals the body to prepare for sleep. Light decreases melatonin production and signals the body to prepare being awake. 
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