Sleep physiology: setting the right tone.
Humans prone to cataplexy experience sudden losses of postural muscle tone without a corresponding loss of conscious awareness. The brain mechanisms underlying this debilitating decoupling are now better understood, thanks to a new study using cataplectic mice.
Departments of Psychology and Biology, The University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: mark-blumberg@uiowa.edu.
Mark S
MS
Blumberg
D000818:Animals; D002385:Cataplexy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology*