A quantitative model of sleep-wake dynamics based on the physiology of the brainstem ascending arousal system

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-179

  Phillips, A J K ^a   Robinson, P A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Computational model; Diurnal cycle; Mathematical model; Narcolepsy; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HYSTERESIS; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NARCOLEPSY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STEADY STATE; WAKEFULNESS;

AROUSAL; BRAIN STEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 34147110249     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730406297512     Document Type: Article

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