REM sleep
Dream-stage sleep, high in acetylcholine, key to memory and emotion processing.
Too little may be associated with
Poorer memory consolidation and emotional regulation.
Too much may be associated with
Imbalance can fragment sleep.
Informational only — not medical advice.
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- A specific circuit in the midbrain detects stress and induces restorative sleep Wang et al. (2022)
- Noradrenergic circuit control of non-REM sleep substates Osorio-Forero et al. (2021)
- Neurobiology of sleep (Review) Falup-Pecurariu et al. (2021)
- Arousal and sleep circuits Jones (2020)
- Acetylcholine and acetylcholine receptor subtypes in REM sleep generation Velazquez-Moctezuma et al. (1990)
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