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El rol del sueño REM en la memoria emocional: “Dormir para recordar y dormir para olvidar2

El sueño es vital para los seres vivos. Está estrechamente relacionado con la maduración del cerebro y sus funciones. Se divide en dos tipos principales: sueño REM con movimientos oculares rápidos y NREM sin movimientos oculares rápidos; este último se divide actualmente en tres etapas N1, N2 y N3...

Unveiling sleep mysteries: neurobiology of dreaming

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (2), 2020
Dreaming is the result of the mental activity of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage, and less commonly of non-REM sleep. Dreams offer unique insights into the patients' brains, minds, and emotions. Based on neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies, the biological core of dreaming stands on some brai...

Alzheimer's disease and sleep disturbances: a review

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (11), 2019
ABSTRACT The association between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and sleep disturbances has received increasing scientific attention in the last decades. However, little is known about the impact of sleep and its disturbances on the development of preclinical AD stages, such as mild cognitive impairment. This r...

Modelo in vitro para el estudio del papel de la unión mesopontina en la generación del sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos y la vigilia

El estudio de las estrategias neurales para la organización del comportamiento en vertebrados constituye un desafío mayor para la Neurociencia. El avance del conocimiento en este campo depende de manera crítica de la utilización de modelos experimentales adecuados que admitan múltiples niveles de an...

Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia: prevalence and predictive variables

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To infer the prevalence and variables predictive of isolated nocturnal hypoxemia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving clinically stable COPD outpatients with mild hypoxemia (oxygen saturation ...