NREM Sleep Stage Transitions Control Ultradian REM Sleep Rhythm | Zendy

Akifumi Kishi | Zendy; Hideaki YASUDA | Zendy; Takahisa Matsumoto | Zendy; Yasushi Inami | Zendy; Jun Horiguchi | Zendy; Masako Tamaki | Zendy; Zbigniew R. Struzik | Zendy; Yoshiharu Yamamoto | Zendy

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NREM Sleep Stage Transitions Control Ultradian REM Sleep Rhythm

Author(s) -

Akifumi Kishi,

Hideaki YASUDA,

Takahisa Matsumoto,

Yasushi Inami,

Jun Horiguchi,

Masako Tamaki,

Zbigniew R. Struzik,

Yoshiharu Yamamoto

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1292

Subject(s) - ultradian rhythm , non rapid eye movement sleep , sleep (system call) , rhythm , k complex , psychology , sleep stages , circadian rhythm , medicine , polysomnography , audiology , neuroscience , eye movement , electroencephalography , computer science , operating system

The cyclic sequence of NREM and REM sleep, the so-called ultradian rhythm, is a highly characteristic feature of sleep. However, the mechanisms responsible for the ultradian REM sleep rhythm, particularly in humans, have not to date been fully elucidated. We hypothesize that a stage transition mechanism is involved in the determination of the ultradian REM sleep rhythm.

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