Intracellular studies reveal that, during slow wave sleep (SWS), the entire cortical network
can swing rhythmically between extremely different microstates, ranging from wakefulness …

Although possible sources and functions of the resting-state networks (RSNs) of the brain
have been proposed, most evidence relies on circular logic and reverse inference. We …

Despite all the recent progress in neuroscience, we still do not understand the basic
principles according to which the brain functions. This may be due, at least in part, to our …

Recent advances in neural and behavioural pharmacology, and in intracellular recording
suggest that arousal during the awake state may be regulated by multiple, interdependent …

The dynamics of cerebral blood flow velocity during sleep were measured in the right and
left middle cerebral artery of 12 and 10 healthy male volunteers, respectively. A computer …

The literature on state-dependent fluctuations in thalamocortical activities indicates that in
electrophysiological terms, waking and paradoxical sleep are fundamentally identical states …

Little is known about the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the human sleep–
wake cycle. Using intracranial electrodes in humans, we investigated changes in …

Spontaneous brain oscillations during states of vigilance are associated with neuronal
plasticity due to rhythmic spike bursts and spike trains fired by thalamic and neocortical …

Awakening from sleep entails rapid re‐establishment of consciousness followed by the
relatively slow (20–30 min later) re‐establishment of alertness—a temporal dissociation that …

The definition of what sleep is depends on the method that is applied to record sleep.
Behavioral and (electro)-physiological measures of sleep clearly overlap in mammals and …