Evidence that adrenergic ventrolateral medullary cells are activated whereas precerebellar lateral reticular nucleus neurons are suppressed during REM sleep

GM Stettner, Y Lei, K Benincasa Herr, L Kubin - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) is generated in the brainstem by a distributed network
of neurochemically distinct neurons. In the pons, the main subtypes are cholinergic and …

Hippocampal theta rhythm induced by rostral pontine nucleus stimulation in the conditions of pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus inactivation

P Matulewicz, M Kuśmierczak, J Orzeł-Gryglewska… - Brain Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
Theta rhythm in rat hippocampus occurs during cortical activation in different forms of waking
as well as during paradoxical phase of sleep. The multi-level regulatory system of theta …

GABAA receptors implicated in REM sleep control express a benzodiazepine binding site

TQ Nguyen, CL Liang, GA Marks - Brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
It has been reported that non-subtype-selective GABA A receptor antagonists injected into
the nucleus pontis oralis (PnO) of rats induced long-lasting increases in REM sleep …

Exploring the Role of Serotonin on Hypoglossal Motoneuron Excitability and Plasticity Through Postnatal Development Via Mathematical Models

KG Horn - 2013 - search.proquest.com
Neuronal plasticity is a key facet of neurons throughout the central and peripheral nervous
system. Unlike most forms of plasticity, however, dysfunctions in respiratory motoneuron …