The History of Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a really unique and intense sleep disorder. The main symptoms are too much sleepiness and something called cataplexy, which is like muscle weakness. It's triggered when you experience intense excitement or other strong emotions like fear or laughter. Stanford researchers started working with an animal model to do this in the 1970s.

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