Topic: paradoxical sleep

Paradoxical sleep has been named because it is a state paradoxically close to wakefulness (W) at the cortical level. In this context, our research group has shown using cFos mapping that only a few limbic cortical structures contain activated neurons during PS in contrast with W during which most of the cortical structures are activated. In the present study, we directly determine whether the same or different neurons are activated during W and PS using a new genetic approach. We mapped the neurons activated during W and PS in the transgenic TRAP2-red mouse model. Four male mice implanted wit