An Adaptive Network Model for Sleep Paralysis: The Risk Factors and Working Mechanisms

Abstract

In this paper, an adaptive network model is presented for working mechanisms and risk factors of sleep paralysis with and without hallucinations. Sleep paralysis is a mysterious phenomenon where a person is awake but not able to move. Correspondingly, people can experience hallucinations and if so, often in a horrifying manner. The introduced network model covers the potential role of serotonin, temporoparietal junction, amygdala, 5-HT2AR receptor and covers the influence of risk factors as sleep deprivation, alcohol use, and the HT2AR gene.