Noradrenergic locus coeruleus activity functionally partitions NREM sleep to gatekeep the NREM-REM sleep cycle
Alejandro Osorio-Forero, Georgios Foustoukos, Romain Cardis, Najma Cherrad, Christiane Devenoges, Laura M. J. Fernandez, Anita Lüthi
This study shows that LC activity partitions NREM sleep into brain and autonomic states that regulate the NREM-REM cycle, with high activity enabling microarousals and low activity required for REMS entries.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience