The 'scanning hypothesis' of rapid eye movements during REM sleep: A review of the evidence

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Arnulf, I ^a,b,c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; COGNITION; DREAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; NERVE TRACT; PARASOMNIA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COGNITION; DREAMS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; SLEEP, REM; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84857410382     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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