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| Title |
Single-neuron activity and eye movements during human REM sleep and awake vision
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms8884 |
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| Authors |
Thomas Andrillon, Yuval Nir, Chiara Cirelli, Giulio Tononi, Itzhak Fried |
| Abstract |
Are rapid eye movements (REMs) in sleep associated with visual-like activity, as during wakefulness? Here we examine single-unit activities (n=2,057) and intracranial electroencephalography across the human medial temporal lobe (MTL) and neocortex during sleep and wakefulness, and during visual stimulation with fixation. During sleep and wakefulness, REM onsets are associated with distinct intracranial potentials, reminiscent of ponto-geniculate-occipital waves. Individual neurons, especially in the MTL, exhibit reduced firing rates before REMs as well as transient increases in firing rate immediately after, similar to activity patterns observed upon image presentation during fixation without eye movements. Moreover, the selectivity of individual units is correlated with their response latency, such that units activated after a small number of images or REMs exhibit delayed increases in firing rates. Finally, the phase of theta oscillations is similarly reset following REMs in sleep and wakefulness, and after controlled visual stimulation. Our results suggest that REMs during sleep rearrange discrete epochs of visual-like processing as during wakefulness. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 40 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 10% |
| France | 3 | 8% |
| Peru | 1 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 14 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 29 | 73% |
| Scientists | 8 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 288 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Lithuania | 1 | <1% |
| Uruguay | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 1% |
| Unknown | 267 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 64 | 22% |
| Researcher | 54 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 47 | 16% |
| Unknown | 43 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 66 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 45 | 16% |
| Psychology | 40 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 9% |
| Engineering | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 37 | 13% |
| Unknown | 63 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 340. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 July 2021.
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