| Literature DB >> 26600100 |
Michael D Schwartz1, Thomas S Kilduff2.
Abstract
Cortical electroencephalographic activity arises from corticothalamocortical interactions, modulated by wake-promoting monoaminergic and cholinergic input. These wake-promoting systems are regulated by hypothalamic hypocretin/orexins, while GABAergic sleep-promoting nuclei are found in the preoptic area, brainstem and lateral hypothalamus. Although pontine acetylcholine is critical for REM sleep, hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone/GABAergic cells may "gate" REM sleep. Daily sleep-wake rhythms arise from interactions between a hypothalamic circadian pacemaker and a sleep homeostat whose anatomical locus has yet to be conclusively defined. Control of sleep and wakefulness involves multiple systems, each of which presents vulnerability to sleep/wake dysfunction that may predispose to physical and/or neuropsychiatric disorders.Entities:
Keywords: EEG; Homeostasis; Hypocretin; NREM sleep; Neurotransmitter; REM sleep; Slow wave activity; Synchronization
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26600100 PMCID: PMC4660253 DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2015.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0193-953X