Control of REM sleep by ventral medulla GABAergic neurons

Franz Weber, Shinjae Chung, Kevin T. Beier, Min Xu, Liqun Luo and Yang Dan ()
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Franz Weber: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California
Shinjae Chung: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California
Kevin T. Beier: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University
Min Xu: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California
Liqun Luo: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University
Yang Dan: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California

Nature, 2015, vol. 526, issue 7573, 435-438

Abstract: Activation of GABAergic neurons in the ventral medulla can reliably induce REM sleep and prolong the duration of REM episodes in mice.

Date: 2015
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