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Sleep state switching

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Saper, Clifford B., Fuller, Patrick M., Pedersen, Nigel P., Lu, Jun, Scammell, Thomas E.·2010·Neuron

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We take for granted the ability to fall asleep or to snap out of sleep into wakefulness, but these changes in behavioral state require specific switching mechanisms in the brain that allow well-defined state transitions. In this review, we examine the basic circuitry underlying the regulation of sleep and wakefulness and discuss a theoretical framework wherein the interactions between reciprocal neuronal circuits enable relatively rapid and complete state transitions. We also review how homeostatic, circadian, and allostatic drives help regulate sleep state switching and discuss how breakdown of the switching mechanism may contribute to sleep disorders such as narcolepsy.

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  • The hypothalamus contains key arousal-promoting neurons, including orexin (hypocretin) neurons in the laterodorsal hypothalamus and histamine neurons in the tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN).

    “The hypothalamus contains key arousal-promoting neurons, including those that make orexin (hypocretin) in the laterodorsal hypothalamus and those that make histamine in the tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN).4”

    From Damage to Arousal-Promoting Brainstem Neurons with Traumatic Brain Injury (2016) · cites this paper as [4]

    The Wake-promoting networks section identifies orexin (hypocretin) neurons and histaminergic neurons in the TMN as arousal-related populations. It places the orexin neurons in the posterior half of the lateral hypothalamus, not the laterodorsal hypothalamus as the citing sentence states. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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  • The locus coeruleus provides the source of noradrenergic innervation, and the basal forebrain the source of cholinergic innervation, of the cerebral cortex.

    “The locus coeruleus provides the source of noradrenergic, and the basal forebrain the source of cholinergic, innervation of the cerebral cortex.”

    From Waking state: rapid variations modulate neural and behavioral responses (2015) · cites this paper as Saper et al., 2010

  • A wide variety of neuromodulatory pathways have been implicated in the neural control of cortical responsiveness in a state-dependent manner.

    “A wide variety of neuromodulatory pathways have been implicated in the neural control of cortical responsiveness in a state dependent manner (reviewed in (Saper et al., 2010; Steriade and McCarley, 2005)).”

    From Waking state: rapid variations modulate neural and behavioral responses (2015) · cites this paper as Saper et al., 2010

  • Long-timescale changes in arousal governing sleep and wakefulness involve diverse neuromodulatory systems, including neurons releasing norepinephrine, acetylcholine, histamine, dopamine, serotonin, and hypocretin/orexin.

    “Much is known about the long-timescale changes in arousal governing sleep and wakefulness involving diverse neuromodulatory systems, including neurons releasing norepinephrine, acetylcholine, histamine, dopamine, serotonin, and hypocretin/orexin, among others (Saper et al., 2010; de Lecea et al., 2012; Lee and Dan, 2012; Chiu and Prober, 2013; Richter et al., 2014).”

    From Ancestral Circuits for the Coordinated Modulation of Brain State (2017) · cites this paper as Saper et al., 2010

  • Many neuromodulatory cell types are anatomically interconnected, but their joint dynamics in vivo have not been directly observed.

    “While many neuromodulatory cell types are anatomically interconnected (Saper et al., 2010; Lee and Dan, 2012; Chiu and Prober, 2013; Richter et al., 2014), their joint dynamics in vivo have not been directly observed.”

    From Ancestral Circuits for the Coordinated Modulation of Brain State (2017) · cites this paper as Saper et al., 2010

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Authors
Saper, C. B., Fuller, P. M., Pedersen, N. P., Lu, J., & Scammell, T. E.
Affiliations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Saper, Clifford B.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-12
Volume
68
Issue
6
Pages
1023-1042
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2011580879
Cited by
1,404
References
237
Citations by year
2026: 82 · 2025: 78 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 80 · 2022: 91 · 2021: 99 · 2020: 98 · 2019: 93 · 2018: 115 · 2017: 102 · 2016: 101 · 2015: 95 · 2014: 73 · 2013: 98 · 2012: 68
FWCI
4.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (AG09975, P01AG009975)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL095491, HL 60292, HL095491, P50HL060292)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS055367, R01NS072337, NS-055367, R01NS073613)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
sleep-wake transition, sleep regulation, wakefulness, homeostatic sleep drive, circadian rhythm, allostasis, narcolepsy, sleep disorders, neural circuits
MeSH terms
Animals, Circadian Rhythm, Humans, Nerve Net, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Sleep Stages, Wakefulness

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