Dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens promotes REM sleep and cataplexy
Summary: Patients with the sleep disorder narcolepsy suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness, disrupted nighttime sleep, and cataplexy—the abrupt loss of postural muscle tone during wakefulness, often triggered by strong emotion. The dopamine (DA) system is implicated in both sleep-wake states and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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| Series: | iScience |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223016905 |