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Sleep physiology: setting the right tone
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Sleep physiology: setting the right tone

Mark S Blumberg
Current biology, Vol.23(18), pp.R834-R836
09/23/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.040
PMID: 24070441
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.040View
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Abstract

Humans prone to cataplexy experience sudden losses of postural muscle tone without a corresponding loss of conscious awareness. The brain mechanisms underlying this debilitating decoupling are now better understood, thanks to a new study using cataplectic mice.
Wakefulness - physiology Motor Neurons - physiology Animals Cataplexy - physiopathology

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