It controls your sleep-and-wake cycle by releasing different kinds of hormones.

通过释放不同种类的激素来控制作息周期。

At the same time, it increases the production of vasopressin and noradrenaline throughout the brain, which help control our sleep cycles.

同时，它会增加整个大脑中加压素和去甲肾上腺素的产生，这有助于控制我们的睡眠周期。

And while it's most famous for controlling our sleep cycles, it's also responsible for helping primary organs like the brain, heart, and lungs work in harmony.

虽然我们熟知的是昼夜节律能控制我们的睡眠周期，但它同时还能帮助脑、心、肺这样的主要器官之间和谐运作。

If only one p53 gene in the pair is mutated, the other gene will still be able to control the cell cycle.

如果该对中只有一个P53基因发生突变，另一个基因仍能控制细胞周期。

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that causes a person to have sudden attacks of sleep, affecting their brain's ability to control the body's sleep-wake cycles.

发作性睡病是一种慢性神经系统疾病， 会导致人突然入睡，影响大脑控制身体睡眠-觉醒周期的能力。

When we drift off, the areas of our brain that control motor function are inactivated in favor of those that control our sleep cycles, which is why you can dream about riding your bike without actually moving your feet.

当我们昏昏欲睡时，我们大脑中控制运动功能的区域会没有活力、那些控制我们睡眠周期的区域取而代之发挥作用。这就是为什么即使没有真的动你的退，你仍会梦到骑自行车。