Preliminary Construction of the "Eye-Brain" Sleep Regulation Theory Based on The Inner Canon of YellowEmperor （《黄帝内经》） and Modern Medicine
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.20.006
- VernacularTitle:基于《黄帝内经》与现代睡眠医学的“目-脑”睡眠调控学说的初步构建
- Author:
Lihong LI
1
;
Fengling LIANG
1
;
Zhaoshun LYU
2
;
Wei JIN
1
;
Conghua JI
3
Author Information
1. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University，Hangzhou，310005
2. The Second Clinical Medical College，Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
3. School of Public Health，Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sleep disorders;
sleep medicine;
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）;
ying-wei;
eye;
brain
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(20):2092-2096
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
We analysed the similarities between theory of The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》） and modern sleep medicine on sleep and wakefulness， and initially constructed the "eye-brain" sleep regulation system. The similarities between the sleep theories in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor and modern sleep medicine research are described from three perspectives： the anatomical basis of sleep physiology， the pathogenesis of sleep disorder pathology， and the mechanism of sleep disorder treatment. It is found that the regulation of sleep and wakefulness in both medicine theories is based on the "eye" and "brain" as the main control centres， and there exists a "eye-brain" pathway to regulate sleep and wakefulness in the human body. Based on this， the "eye-brain" sleep regulation theory is constructed， in order to find an effective way to solve the pathogenesis and treatment strategy of sleep disorders.
