Comparative Perspectives that Challenge Brain Warming as the Primary Function of REM Sleep

Summary: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a paradoxical state of wake-like brain activity occurring after non-REM (NREM) sleep in mammals and birds. In mammals, brain cooling during NREM sleep is followed by warming during REM sleep, potentially preparing the brain to perform adaptively upon awaken...

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Main Authors: Gianina Ungurean, Baptiste Barrillot, Dolores Martinez-Gonzalez, Paul-Antoine Libourel, Niels C. Rattenborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220308889