AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Tripura Minister N.C. Debbarma is being trolled after he was spotted dozing off during a heavy argument in the Assembly Day-1 amid MLA Sudip Roy Barman was leading a heated debate against CM Biplab Deb and Education Minister Ratanlal Nath over unemployment and recruit issue. However, he is not the first one to sleep in the Assembly. Infact, many MLAs earlier also were found sleeping in State Assembly, even few were spotted snoring in Assembly in the past years from Left to Congress MLAs all.

If age is considered as reason behind tiredness it will still have debates as many senior leaders in Tripura including Ex-CM Manik Sarkar, even less-aged leaders like Tripura present CM Biplab Deb, Dy CM, Sudip Roy Barman, Ratanlal Nath, Asish Saha were never seen sleepy in Assembly. The same happens in Parliament also with many MPs. 

But the question is, why amid heavy noisy surrounding, the leaders can sleep ? Can motivation be cause of being sleepy ? 

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows exactly how a bored brain gets tired. The nucleus accumbens, or the part of the brain that is associated with motivation and pleasure, also can produce sleep. When you’re not motivated by or pleased with your current surroundings, your brain is basically sending signals that it’s time to fall asleep. But why? The researchers who worked on the study found that the nucleus accumbens neurons are so powerful that it’s almost impossible to separate those neuron signals from those that prompt natural sleep, known as slow-wave sleep, which is characterized by slow and high-voltage brain waves.

The researchers suggest that the brain neurotransmitter adenosine plays a role in triggering this sleep effect in this part of the brain. It induces sleep via a specific subtype of adenosine receptors called the A2A receptors. Interestingly, caffeine has its popular stimulating effect by blocking those same A2A receptors, also in the nucleus accumbens. The researchers suggest that finding compounds that activate those receptors (instead of blocking them, like caffeine does) may offer safe treatments for insomnia.

Sometimes, caffeine isn’t what we should be turning to at all. Naturopathic physician Jennifer Stagg says, “Instead of jumping to caffeine, low sugar-electrolyte formulas are my go-to for an energy boost, and staying optimally hydrated is important for energy, so making sure you spread your water intake throughout the day is ideal.”