Neurons in the Nucleus papilio contribute to the control of eye movements during REM sleep

C. Gutierrez Herrera; F. Girard; A. Bilella; T. C. Gent; D. M. Roccaro-Waldmeyer; A. Adamantidis; M. R. Celio

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13217-y

Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Neurons in the Nucleus papilio contribute to the control of eye movements during REM sleep

C. Gutierrez Herrera,
F. Girard,
A. Bilella,
T. C. Gent,
D. M. Roccaro-Waldmeyer,
A. Adamantidis,
M. R. Celio

Affiliations

C. Gutierrez Herrera: Center for Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University of Bern
F. Girard: Anatomy and Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg
A. Bilella: Anatomy and Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg
T. C. Gent: Center for Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University of Bern
D. M. Roccaro-Waldmeyer: Anatomy and Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg
A. Adamantidis: Center for Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University of Bern
M. R. Celio: Anatomy and Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13217-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a sleep phase characterised by random eye movements for which the underlying motor commands are yet to be revealed. The authors describe that a cluster of medulla oblongata neurons in the Nucleus papiliocontributes to the control of eye movements during REM sleep.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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