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Neurons are classifiable based on their discharge-pattern. During each behavioral state, there are neurons that fire at a higher rate as others. More specifically: | Neurons are classifiable based on their discharge-pattern. During each behavioral state, there are neurons that fire at a higher rate as others. More specifically: | ||
| − | *Wake-On (/ | + | *Wake-On (/REM-Off) |
| − | *Wake-On/ | + | *Wake-On/ REM-On |
| − | * | + | *REM-On |
| − | * | + | *NREM-On |
===State-specific transmitter secretion=== | ===State-specific transmitter secretion=== | ||
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Monoamines (here: serotonin, norepinephrine, histamine): Densest release during wakefulness. | Monoamines (here: serotonin, norepinephrine, histamine): Densest release during wakefulness. | ||
| − | Acetylcholine: Densest release during both wakefulness and | + | Acetylcholine: Densest release during both wakefulness and REM sleep. |
| − | GABA ( γ-aminobutyric acid): Densest release during NREM | + | GABA ( γ-aminobutyric acid): Densest release during NREM sleep. |
===Neurotransmitters regulating behavioral states=== | ===Neurotransmitters regulating behavioral states=== | ||
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The neurotransmitter GABA has brain region specific effects on behavioral states. | The neurotransmitter GABA has brain region specific effects on behavioral states. | ||
| − | GABA in the [[pontine reticular formation]] promotes sleep and decreases | + | GABA in the [[pontine reticular formation]] promotes sleep and decreases wakfulness, by inhibiting the secretion of acetylcholine, which promotes Rem-sleep. |
| − | However, neurons activated by GABA in the basal forebrain fire the fastest during | + | However, neurons activated by GABA in the basal forebrain fire the fastest during NREM sleep, and is NREM promoting. |
| − | Adenosine, the other major neurotransmitter involved in the onset of | + | Adenosine, the other major neurotransmitter involved in the onset of NREM sleep, increases proportional to the time spent awake in the basal forebrain. It is the neurotransmitter thouoght to be the major regulator of Process S in the 2-Process Model of Sleep. |
===Models=== | ===Models=== | ||
| + | In order to comprehend the mechanisms better, conceptual models of sleep-wake regulation have been created. In addition to the conceptualised models, mechanical models co-exist, that aim to describe the underlying physiology of the mechanisms in more detail. | ||
====Two-process model of sleep==== | ====Two-process model of sleep==== | ||
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====Model1==== | ====Model1==== | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 26 December 2020
Sleep and wakefulness are regulated by a number of neurotransmitters, as well as neuromodulators within specific brain regions1.
Physiology
The underlying physiology of sleep and wakefulness is complex. Different Neurons and Neurotransmitters promote different states of sleep and wakefulness. They are therefore categorised based on state-specific discharge patterns and/or transmitter release and other neurobiological classifications.
State-specific discharge patterns
Neurons are classifiable based on their discharge-pattern. During each behavioral state, there are neurons that fire at a higher rate as others. More specifically:
- Wake-On (/REM-Off)
- Wake-On/ REM-On
- REM-On
- NREM-On
State-specific transmitter secretion
In neurobiology, neurons are also classified by their state-specific transmitter release.
Monoamines (here: serotonin, norepinephrine, histamine): Densest release during wakefulness.
Acetylcholine: Densest release during both wakefulness and REM sleep.
GABA ( γ-aminobutyric acid): Densest release during NREM sleep.
Neurotransmitters regulating behavioral states
Wakefulness
Acetylcholine, Serotonin, Norepinephrine, Histamine, Dopamine, Orexins, Glutamate (,GABA)
NREM
GABA, Adenosine
REM
Acetylcholine, GABA
The neurotransmitter GABA has brain region specific effects on behavioral states.
GABA in the pontine reticular formation promotes sleep and decreases wakfulness, by inhibiting the secretion of acetylcholine, which promotes Rem-sleep.
However, neurons activated by GABA in the basal forebrain fire the fastest during NREM sleep, and is NREM promoting.
Adenosine, the other major neurotransmitter involved in the onset of NREM sleep, increases proportional to the time spent awake in the basal forebrain. It is the neurotransmitter thouoght to be the major regulator of Process S in the 2-Process Model of Sleep.
Models
In order to comprehend the mechanisms better, conceptual models of sleep-wake regulation have been created. In addition to the conceptualised models, mechanical models co-exist, that aim to describe the underlying physiology of the mechanisms in more detail.
Two-process model of sleep
The
