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Cortical reactivity and effective connectivity during REM sleep in humans

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Massimini, M., Ferrarelli, F., Murphy, M. J., Huber, R., Riedner, B. A., Casarotto, S., Tononi, G.·2010·Cognitive Neuroscience

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We recorded the electroencephalographic (EEG) responses evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) during the first rapid eye movement (REM) sleep episode of the night and we compared them with the responses obtained during previous wakefulness and NREM sleep. Confirming previous findings, upon falling into NREM sleep, cortical activations became more local and stereotypical, indicating a significant impairment of the intracortical dialogue. During REM sleep, a state in which subjects regain consciousness but are almost paralyzed, TMS triggered more widespread and differentiated patterns of cortical activation, that were similar to the ones observed in wakefulness. Similarly, TMS/hd-EEG may be used to probe the internal dialogue of the thalamocortical system in brain injured patients that are unable to move and communicate.

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  • Several prefrontal and parietal cortical areas are deactivated in REM sleep, including areas important for directing and sustaining top-down attention to sensory cortices.

    “As we have seen, several prefrontal and parietal cortical areas are deactivated in REM sleep, including areas important for directing and sustaining top-down attention to sensory cortices.”

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    The Results (page unavailable) describe TMS-evoked responses during REM sleep, but do not identify deactivated prefrontal or parietal areas. Searches for regional deactivation and top-down attention found no passage in our copy addressing those claims; the Discussion (page unavailable) only refers generally to functional neuroimaging of sleep. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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Authors
Massimini, M., Ferrarelli, F., Murphy, M. J., Huber, R., Riedner, B. A., Casarotto, S., & Tononi, G.
Affiliations
  • University of Milan (IT)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
Corresponding author
Tononi, G.
Venue
Cognitive Neuroscience
Published
2010-08-18
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
176-183
ISSN
  • 1758-8928 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-8936
OpenAlex
W2007400818
Cited by
202
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (DP1OD000579)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords
REM sleep, NREM sleep, cortical reactivity, effective connectivity, transcranial magnetic stimulation, EEG, thalamocortical system, brain injury

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