Control of sleep and wakefulness
This review summarizes the brain mechanisms controlling sleep and wakefulness.
Wakefulness promoting systems cause low-voltage, fast activity in the …
Wakefulness promoting systems cause low-voltage, fast activity in the …
Dreaming and the brain: toward a cognitive neuroscience of conscious states
JA Hobson, EF Pace-Schott… - Behavioral and brain …, 2000 - cambridge.org
Sleep researchers in different disciplines disagree about how fully dreaming can be
explained in terms of brain physiology. Debate has focused on whether REM sleep …
explained in terms of brain physiology. Debate has focused on whether REM sleep …
Adenosine: a mediator of the sleep-inducing effects of prolonged wakefulness
T Porkka-Heiskanen, RE Strecker, M Thakkar… - Science, 1997 - science.org
Both subjective and electroencephalographic arousal diminish as a function of the duration
of prior wakefulness. Data reported here suggest that the major criteria for a neural sleep …
of prior wakefulness. Data reported here suggest that the major criteria for a neural sleep …
Cholinergic, glutamatergic, and GABAergic neurons of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus have distinct effects on sleep/wake behavior in mice
D Kroeger, LL Ferrari, G Petit, CE Mahoney… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
The pedunculopontine tegmental (PPT) nucleus has long been implicated in the regulation
of cortical activity and behavioral states, including rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep. For …
of cortical activity and behavioral states, including rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep. For …
Brainstem control of locomotion and muscle tone with special reference to the role of the mesopontine tegmentum and medullary reticulospinal systems
The lateral part of the mesopontine tegmentum contains functionally important structures
involved in the control of posture and gait. Specifically, the mesencephalic locomotor region …
involved in the control of posture and gait. Specifically, the mesencephalic locomotor region …
The neuropsychology of REM sleep dreaming
JA Hobson, R Stickgold, EF Pace-Schott - Neuroreport, 1998 - journals.lww.com
RECENT PET imaging and brain lesion studies in humans are integrated with new basic
research findings at the cellular level in animals to explain how the formal cognitive features …
research findings at the cellular level in animals to explain how the formal cognitive features …
Differential c-Fos expression in cholinergic, monoaminergic, and GABAergic cell groups of the pontomesencephalic tegmentum after paradoxical sleep deprivation …
KJ Maloney, L Mainville, BE Jones - Journal of Neuroscience, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that neurons within the pontomesencephalic tegmentum
are critically involved in the generation of paradoxical sleep (PS). From single-unit recording …
are critically involved in the generation of paradoxical sleep (PS). From single-unit recording …
Brainstem mechanisms of paradoxical (REM) sleep generation
Paradoxical sleep (PS) is characterized by EEG activation with a disappearance of muscle
tone and the occurrence of rapid eye movements (REM) in contrast to slow-wave sleep …
tone and the occurrence of rapid eye movements (REM) in contrast to slow-wave sleep …
Sleep apnea and quality of life
EH Yang, KM Hla, CA McHorney, T Havighurst… - Sleep, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To investigate the effects of sleep apnea (SA) on the quality of life (QOL). Design:
A prospective study of QOL in patients with and without SA as defined by an apnea …
A prospective study of QOL in patients with and without SA as defined by an apnea …
On the Functional Significance of c-fos Induction During the Sleep-waking Cycle
A striking finding in recent years has been that the transition from sleep to waking is
accompanied in many brain regions by a widespread activation of c-fos and other immediate …
accompanied in many brain regions by a widespread activation of c-fos and other immediate …