Aspects of tree shrew consolidated sleep structure resemble human sleep

Marta M. Dimanico; Arndt-Lukas Klaassen; Jing Wang; Melanie Kaeser; Michael Harvey; Björn Rasch; Gregor Rainer

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02234-7

Communications Biology (Jun 2021)

Aspects of tree shrew consolidated sleep structure resemble human sleep

Marta M. Dimanico,
Arndt-Lukas Klaassen,
Jing Wang,
Melanie Kaeser,
Michael Harvey,
Björn Rasch,
Gregor Rainer

Affiliations

Marta M. Dimanico: Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg
Arndt-Lukas Klaassen: Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg
Jing Wang: Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg
Melanie Kaeser: Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg
Michael Harvey: Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg
Björn Rasch: Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg
Gregor Rainer: Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences, Section of Medicine, University of Fribourg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02234-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Dimanico et al investigated sleep in tree shrews using electrophysiological recordings and compared it to equivalent read-outs in rats and humans. They reported that there was considerable homology of sleep structure between humans and tree shrews despite the difference in body mass between these species.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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