Release of acetylcholine within the pontine reticular formation (PRF) from the axon terminals
of mesopontine cholinergic neurons has long been hypothesized to play an important role in …

Microinjection of cholinergic agonists in a dorsolateral part of the mesopontine tegmentum
has been shown to induce a rapid eye movement (REM) sleep‐like state. Physiological …

A large and consistent body of data implicates mesopontine cholinergic neurons in the
production of rapid eye movement sleep, and indicates that many rapid eye movement sleep …

The ventral part of the cat oral pontine reticular nucleus (vRPO) is the site in which
microinjections of small dose and volume of cholinergic agonists produce long-lasting rapid …

Microinjection of carbachol into the rostral pontine tegmentum of the cat induces a state that
is comparable to naturally occurring active (REM, rapid eye movement) sleep. We sought to …

A single microinjection of the cholinergic agonist carbachol into the feline caudolateral
parabrachial nucleus produces an immediate increase in state-independent ipsilateral …

Abstract Study Objectives: Two pontine reticular regions are implicated in cholinergic
triggering of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep: the dorsomedial tegmental region and the …

Mesopontine cholinergic neurons have been implicated in the initiation and maintenance of
rapid eye movement sleep via their efferent connections to the thalamus and the medial …

The principal site that generates both rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and wakefulness is
located in the mesopontine reticular formation, whereas non-rapid eye movement (NREM) …

Recently, we showed c-fos expression in pontine nuclei in association with cholinergically
induced REM sleep (REMc). Pontine cholinergic mechanisms have been implicated in the …