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Several studies have suggested that noradrenergic afferents to the medial preoptic area might be involved in hypnogenesis and in lowering the body temperature, and that the α 1 adrenergic receptors might be mediating these responses. This study was undertaken to find out the changes in sleep–wakefulness and body temperature in rats, when these adrenergic receptors of the medial preoptic area...