Does mind ever stop? I have learned.....

When a receptor (eyes,ears,nose,tongue,body,mind) meet with the preferred input (light,sound,smell,taste,touch,thoughts) if the dedicated "Vinyana" is born to accept it the being will feel that particular sensation.

So my question is....

Eyes can't see when they are closed

Ears can't hear when we sleep

Nose can't sense when we sleep

Tongue can't sense when we sleep

Body can't feel when we sleep

But the mind does not seem to share the same condition with the rest of receptors.Because when we sleep some part of it function and when we are awake it is fully functioning.

So does mind ever stop?

Does mind start with the birth and keeps going till the last minute?

What does the Suttas say?
The mind occurs in both passive and active modes. The passive gives
  way to the active when a stimulus is received through one of the sense
  doors. The passive state of mind is called bhava"nga, cuti, or
  paa.tisandhi, according to the occasion.
  
  Bhava"nga. The bhava"nga citta, mentioned earlier, is the primary form
  of mind. It flows from conception to death except when interrupted by
  a stimulus through one of the sense doors. Read more...


The stream of Bhavanga citta is what you have in deep(dreamless) sleep. It is a result of your past birth Karma. The process doesn't stop until the being attains Parinibbana, except in the case of being born in the Asaññasatta realm.