Optogenetic activation of cholinergic neurons in the PPT or LDT induces REM sleep

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Paradoxical (REM) sleep genesis by the brainstem is under hypothalamic control

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Lesion of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in rat augments cortical activation and disturbs sleep/wake state transitions structure

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Carbachol excites sublaterodorsal nucleus neurons projecting to the spinal cord

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5-HT1A Receptor-Responsive Pedunculopontine Tegmental Neurons Suppress REM Sleep and Respiratory Motor Activity

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Cell type–specific channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice for optogenetic dissection of neural circuitry function

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Pedunculopontine and laterodorsal tegmental nuclei contain distinct populations of cholinergic, glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons in the rat

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Activity Profiles of Cholinergic and Intermingled GABAergic and Putative Glutamatergic Neurons in the Pontomesencephalic Tegmentum of Urethane-Anesthetized Rats

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