DOPAMINERGIC REGULATION OF SLEEP ARCHITECTURE AND DREAM GENERATION: FROM NEUROPSYCHIATRIC PATHOLOGY TO THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF EXERCISE – A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Classically viewed as the primary mediator of reward, motivation, and exercise-induced euphoria, dopamine actually exerts highly nuanced, region- and receptor-specific effects on sleep architecture and dream generation. This narrative review synthesizes current literature from major scientific databases up to 2026 to e...