Linking the nature and functions of sleep: insights from multimodal imaging of the sleeping brain
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2019.11.012
Abstract: Sleep and wakefulness are traditionally considered as two mutually exclusive states with contrasting behavioural manifestations and complementary neurobiological functions. However, the discoveries of local sleep in global wakefulness and local wakefulness in global sleep have… read more here.
Keywords: wakefulness; sleeping brain; nature functions; multimodal imaging ... See more keywords
The functions of sleep: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201795119
Abstract: This Special Feature explores the various purposes served by sleep, describing current attempts to understand how the many functions of sleep are instantiated in neural circuits and cognitive structures. Our feature reflects current experts' opinions… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive neuroscience; neuroscience perspective; sleep cognitive; functions sleep ... See more keywords
A role for enhanced functions of sleep in psychedelic therapy?
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DOI: 10.1177/1059712318762735
Abstract: After a hiatus of several decades, there has been a resurgence of studies into the therapeutic potential of serotonergic psychedelics. When administered in controlled settings, they have been reported to induce a wide variety of… read more here.
Keywords: sleep psychedelic; psychedelic therapy; functions sleep; enhanced functions ... See more keywords