Define the critical role of serotonin and explain its importance to sleep and thus to human motivation.

Serotonin , Sleep and Human Motivation

Sleep is very vital in motivating people to work , live and staying sane amidst all the pressures of the world . Serotonin , otherwise known as the stress hormone plays a great part in both sleep and human motivation

A deplete in serotonin will result to insomnia . huge amount of serotonin in the brain will generally facilitate short wave sleep and reduces paradoxical sleep (Chulze and Marano , 2003 ,

. 173 . However serotonin when mixed with tryptophan , its precursor will reduce the wave of short sleep and will generate more

of paradoxical sleep (Chulze and Marano , 2003 ,

. 173 . The state of sleep concerning serotonin is under homeostatic control since people can opt to minimize and maximize the serotonin in the brain . There are anti depressants made available to regulate serotonin and sleep . Thus it clearly shows that when equal serotonin is present in the brain sleep is achieved and the person is already motivated . Hence the increase on this will lead to inadequate sleep and inaccurate brain capacity to think and be motivated Serotonergetic activity keeps the brain active and may trigger one to work and be motivated even on the wee hours of the night . However too much of this will lead to a fatigue and body stress (Chulze and Marano , 2003

Serotonin has its pros and cons when it comes to sleeping and human motivation . Everything that is in excess is bad and anything that is insufficient...