The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation
Noradrenaline, one of the main brain monoamines, has powerful central influences on neurobiological processes in the forebrain which support the mental activities occurring during the sleep–waking cycle. Noradrenergic neurons are activated during waking, decrease their firing rate during slow wave s...
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| description | Noradrenaline, one of the main brain monoamines, has powerful central influences on neurobiological processes in the forebrain which support the mental activities occurring during the sleep–waking cycle. Noradrenergic neurons are activated during waking, decrease their firing rate during slow wave sleep, and become silent during REM sleep. Although a low level of noradrenaline is still maintained during REM sleep, the decrease observed during this period contributes to the mentation disturbances that occur with dreaming, which principally resemble symptoms of schizophrenia but seemingly also of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d66de93157e45c1835005fc8253f2cf2022-12-22T03:11:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952011-12-01210.3389/fneur.2011.0008116017The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentationClaude eGottesmann0University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des SciencesNoradrenaline, one of the main brain monoamines, has powerful central influences on neurobiological processes in the forebrain which support the mental activities occurring during the sleep–waking cycle. Noradrenergic neurons are activated during waking, decrease their firing rate during slow wave sleep, and become silent during REM sleep. Although a low level of noradrenaline is still maintained during REM sleep, the decrease observed during this period contributes to the mentation disturbances that occur with dreaming, which principally resemble symptoms of schizophrenia but seemingly also of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00081/fullCatecholaminesSchizophreniaparadoxical sleepADHDdreamingendophenotype |
| spellingShingle | Claude eGottesmann The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation Frontiers in Neurology Catecholamines Schizophrenia paradoxical sleep ADHD dreaming endophenotype |
| title | The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation |
| title_full | The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation |
| title_fullStr | The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation |
| title_short | The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation |
| title_sort | involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement rem sleep mentation |
| topic | Catecholamines Schizophrenia paradoxical sleep ADHD dreaming endophenotype |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00081/full |
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