Control of non-REM sleep by ventrolateral medulla glutamatergic neurons projecting to the preoptic area
oleh: Sasa Teng, Fenghua Zhen, Li Wang, Jose Canovas Schalchli, Jane Simko, Xinyue Chen, Hao Jin, Christopher D. Makinson, Yueqing Peng
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01 |
Deskripsi
In this study, Teng et al. identify a population of glutamatergic neurons in the ventrolateral medulla that control Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep in mice. They uncover an excitatory brainstem-hypothalamic circuit that controls wake-sleep transitions.