- Animals generate circadian and circannual rhythms that regulate sleep/wake cycles, eating/drinking patterns, temperature, hormone secretion and other functions on 24-hour and yearly cycles respectively. - Humans have a circadian rhythm slightly longer than 24 hours that is reset by light/dark cues. Disruption of circadian rhythms can cause jet lag. The suprachiasmatic nucleus regulates circadian rhythms. - Sleep stages include NREM (stages 1-4) and REM sleep. REM is characterized by dreaming and paralysis while NREM deepens across stages 1-4. Sleep aids restoration, energy conservation, memory consolidation and more.