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Mammalian sleep and wake follows a complex daily pattern influenced by both a circadian clock controlling vigilance according to time of day, and a sleep homeostat controlling vigilance according to prior wake history. In this lecture, we shall consider mechanisms underlying both central and local control of these processes, and how they in turn intimately control global metabolism.