The ascending fibers releasing norepinephrine and acetylcholine are highly active during wakefulness. In contrast, during rapid-eye-movement sleep, the neocortical tone is sustained mainly by acetylcholine. By comparing the different physiological features of the norepinephrine and acetylcholine systems in the light of the GANE (glutamate amplifies noradrenergic effects) model, we suggest how to interpret some functional differences between waking and rapid-eye-movement sleep.

Becchetti, A., Amadeo, A. (2016). Why we forget our dreams: Acetylcholine and norepinephrine in wakefulness and REM sleep. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 39(2016), 20-21 [10.1017/S0140525X15001739].

Why we forget our dreams: Acetylcholine and norepinephrine in wakefulness and REM sleep

Becchetti, A
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2016

Abstract

The ascending fibers releasing norepinephrine and acetylcholine are highly active during wakefulness. In contrast, during rapid-eye-movement sleep, the neocortical tone is sustained mainly by acetylcholine. By comparing the different physiological features of the norepinephrine and acetylcholine systems in the light of the GANE (glutamate amplifies noradrenergic effects) model, we suggest how to interpret some functional differences between waking and rapid-eye-movement sleep.
Articolo in rivista - Review Essay
ACh; norepinephrine; wakefulness; REM; dream
English
2016
39
2016
20
21
e202
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Becchetti, A., Amadeo, A. (2016). Why we forget our dreams: Acetylcholine and norepinephrine in wakefulness and REM sleep. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 39(2016), 20-21 [10.1017/S0140525X15001739].
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