Open AccessThe stuff dreams are made of: anatomical substrates of REM sleep
Author(s) -
Jerome M. Siegel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nature neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 13.403
H-Index - 422
eISSN - 1546-1726
pISSN - 1097-6256
DOI - 10.1038/nn0606-721
Subject(s) - neuroscience , sleep (system call) , eye movement , rapid eye movement sleep , psychology , neuroscientist , non rapid eye movement sleep , neuroscience of sleep , anatomy , biology , central nervous system , computer science , operating system , oligodendrocyte , myelin
Exactly how animals switch between different sleep states remains unknown. A new study in Nature provides a glimpse into the mechanisms and anatomy of the brain regions that trigger rapid eye movement sleep. Where do dreams come from? Why do we dream?
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