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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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00081/full |