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17 - Respiration during REM sleep and its regulation

from Section III - Neuronal regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2011

By
Jimmy J. Fraigne  and
John M. Orem
Edited by
Birendra N. Mallick ,
S. R. Pandi-Perumal ,
Robert W. McCarley  and
Adrian R. Morrison
Jimmy J. Fraigne
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
John M. Orem
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Birendra N. Mallick
Affiliation:
Jawaharlal Nehru University
S. R. Pandi-Perumal
Affiliation:
Somnogen Canada Inc, Toronto
Robert W. McCarley
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Adrian R. Morrison
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
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Summary

Summary

There have been many studies of the atonia of REM sleep and of its effects on the respiratory system. In contrast, excitatory processes that affect the respiratory system in REM sleep are poorly understood. Nevertheless, these processes may be the main determinants of respiratory behavior in REM sleep (e.g., the higher rate of breathing). In this chapter, findings relevant to excitation of the respiratory system in REM sleep are presented and discussed.

  1. Most medullary respiratory neurons are more active in REM sleep than in NREM sleep, and both diaphragmatic and hypoglossal motor neurons reportedly have greater overall activity in REM sleep than in NREM sleep.

  2. The source of the excitation of respiratory neurons and motor neurons in REM sleep is internal because excitation is seen even when mechanical and chemical respiratory stimuli are removed or held constant and respiratory drive is eliminated.

  3. […]

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Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
Regulation and Function
 , pp. 164 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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