Why can’t we go to sleep on demand like how we are controlling other parts of the body?

Question

We can stop breathing when we want to. We can also “tell” our body to do what we want such as moving, holding, typing, etc. So why can’t we just “tell” our brain to go to sleep immediately instead of having to wait for it to fall asleep.

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Answer 1

It is actually possible to do.

There are some advanced techniques like those practiced by some militaries and by some with very high suggestibility. (Think self-hypnosis.)

But one can fall asleep almost on demand using these techniques.