Sleep-wakefulness cycle of a guinea-pig as a model of a biosensor.

Considers the guinea-pig to be a classical representative of "poor sleepers". Introduces the sleep-wakefulness cycle (SWC) and explains why the animal could become a multi-component biosensor. Describes experiments and analyses the results of using popular drugs with the animal. Outlines the methods used and the results obtained; discusses them and provides an evaluation of the present series of experiments. Indicates how standard biosensors allow the measurement, imitation and modelling of complicated bioprocesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]