Local Aspects of Avian Non-REM and REM Sleep

Local Aspects of Avian Non-REM and REM Sleep

Birds exhibit two types of sleep that are in many respects similar to mammalian rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep. As in mammals, several aspects of avian sleep can occur in a local manner within the brain. Electrophysiological evidence of NREM sleep occurring more deeply in one hemi...

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Main Authors: Niels C. Rattenborg, Jacqueline van der Meij, Gabriël J. L. Beckers, John A. Lesku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
sleep
bird
mammal
unihemispheric
atonia
evolution
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00567/full

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