Open AccessThe Developmental Decrease in REM Sleep: The Role of Transmitters and Electrical Coupling
Author(s) -
Edgar GarcíaRill,
Amanda Charlesworth,
David Heister,
Meijun Ye,
Abdallah Hayar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/31.5.673
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , psychology , eye movement , neuroscience , rapid eye movement sleep , non rapid eye movement sleep , developmental psychology , k complex , audiology , medicine , computer science , operating system
This mini-review considers certain factors related to the developmental decrease in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which occurs in favor of additional waking time, and its relationship to developmental factors that may influence its potential role in brain development.
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