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EEG
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electroencephalography
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first hour of sleep
brain waves slow down |
slow wave sleep
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paralysis of body muscles (except breathing ones)
part of REM sleep |
atonia
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REM
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rapid eye movement
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most common sleep disorder
trouble falling and staying asleep |
insomnia
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sleep disorder
airway muscles relax and collapse, closes airway |
obstructive sleep apnea
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random leg/arm jerks while entering slow wave sleep
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periodic limb movements of sleep
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muscles fail to be paralyzed during REM sleep
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REM behavior disorder
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switching mechanisms for sleep don't work right
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narcolepsy
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neurotransmitter
lack of it seen in narcolepsy in the lateral hypothalamus |
orexin
(a.k.a. hypocretin) |
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dreaming state while awake
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hypnagogic hallucination
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attacks of paralysis
seen in narcolepsy patients |
cataplexy
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activate thalamus
stimulate interpretation of dreams |
cholinergic nerve cells
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suppress REM sleep
nerves |
nerve cells with monoamine neurotransmitters
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contains galanin and GABA (inhibitory)
turn off arousal system cause sleep |
ventrolateral preoptic nucleus
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promote arousal
suppress REM has orexin |
lateral hypothalamus
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accumulates while awake
help triggers sleep |
adenosine
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nerves in hypothalamus
express clock proteins circadian timing system input from retina contacts subparaventricular nucleus |
suprachiasmatic nucleus
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signals from suprachiasmatic nucleus
contacts dorsomedial nucleus |
subparaventricular nucleus
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signals from subparaventricular nucleus
contacts ventrolateral preoptic nucleus and orexin neurons |
dorsomedial nucleus
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