Pedunculopontine arousal system physiology—Implications for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is characterized by major sleep/wake disturbances including increased vigilance and arousal, decreased slow wave sleep, and increased REM sleep drive. Other arousal-related symptoms include sensory gating deficits as exemplified by decreased habituation of the blink reflex. There is al...

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Main Authors: Edgar Garcia-Rill, Stasia D’Onofrio, Susan Mahaffey, Veronica Bisagno, Francisco J. Urbano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-04-01
Series:Sleep Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006315000322