Calcium imaging of sleep–wake related neuronal activity in the dorsal pons

Dreaming occurs in REM sleep, yet the neural mechanisms involved in generating it are not understood. Here Cox and colleagues show that glutamatergic neurons in the dorsal pons are activated most during transition to REM sleep while GABAergic neurons are more active during waking state.

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Main Authors: Julia Cox, Lucas Pinto, Yang Dan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/126febc0f0f74fbaa715b123ecc192eb
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