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Importance of maintaining autonomic regulation when sleep deprived
Deep rest states can reset the basal ganglia's dopamine levels and non-sleep deep breath protocols can help maintain autonomic regulation when sleep is not achievable. Mapping to a baby's schedule can disrupt sleep patterns, making it difficult to stay calm while sleep deprived.
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Maintaining the autonomic nervous system in a regulated state is crucial to cope with sleep deprivation.
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Summary
Maintaining the autonomic nervous system in a regulated state is crucial to cope with sleep deprivation. Consistently accessing deep rest states, if not sleep, is essential for the body's neurochemical reset, leading to the regulation of dopamine levels in the basal ganglia.