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Abstract
Background
The medullary nucleus of solitary tract (NTS) and its afferents of vagus nerve have long been investigated in regulation of cortical activity and sleep promotion. However, the underlying neural circuit by which the NTS regulates electroencephalogram (EEG) and sleep remain unclear. As the NTS has a strong projection to the pontine arousal site, the parabrachial nucleus (PB), we proposed the NTS via the pontine parabrachial nucleus (PB) regulates cortical activity and sleep.
Methods
We bilaterally and directly stimulated the NTS neurons by chemogenetic approach and NTS terminals in the PB by optogenetic approach and examined changes in EEG and sleep in rats.
Results
Opto- and chemo-stimulation of the NTS and NTS-PB pathway altered neither sleep amounts nor patterns; however, both stimulations consistently increased EEG delta (0.5–4.0 Hz) EEG power during non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep and alpha-beta (10–30 Hz) EEG power during wake and REM sleep.
Conclusion
Our results indicate that the NTS via its projections to the PB synchronizes low frequency EEG during NREM sleep and high frequency EEG during wake and REM sleep. This pathway may serve the neural foundation for the vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) treating cortical disorders.
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Sleep Medicine aims to be a journal no one involved in clinical sleep medicine can do without.
A journal primarily focussing on the human aspects of sleep, integrating the various disciplines that are involved in sleep medicine: neurology, clinical neurophysiology, internal medicine (particularly pulmonology and cardiology), psychology, psychiatry, sleep technology, pediatrics, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, and dentistry.
The journal publishes the following types of articles: Reviews (also intended as a way to bridge the gap between basic sleep research and clinical relevance); Original Research Articles; Full-length articles; Brief communications; Controversies; Case reports; Letters to the Editor; Journal search and commentaries; Book reviews; Meeting announcements; Listing of relevant organisations plus web sites.