Cyclic and sleep-like spontaneous alternations of brain state under urethane anaesthesia.

BACKGROUND: Although the induction of behavioural unconsciousness during sleep and general anaesthesia has been shown to involve overlapping brain mechanisms, sleep involves cyclic fluctuations between different brain states known as active (paradoxical or rapid eye movement: REM) and quiet (slow-wa...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A Clement, Alby Richard, Megan Thwaites, Jonathan Ailon, Steven Peters, Clayton T Dickson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2289875?pdf=render