The involvement of noradrenaline in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mentation

Noradrenaline, one of the main brain monoamines, has powerful central influences on neurobiological processes in the forebrain which support the mental activities occurring during the sleep–waking cycle. Noradrenergic neurons are activated during waking, decrease their firing rate during slow wave s...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neurology
Main Author:	Claude eGottesmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-12-01
Subjects:	Catecholamines Schizophrenia paradoxical sleep ADHD dreaming endophenotype
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00081/full