Victoria Booth : Dynamics of sleep-wake regulation (Mar 21, 2014 11:55 AM)

Sleep and wake states are regulated by the interactions among a number of
brainstem and hypothalamic neuronal populations and the expression of
their neurotransmitters. Based on experimental studies, several different
structures have been proposed for this sleep-wake regulatory network with
particular debate over components involved in rapid-eye movement (REM)
sleep regulation. We have developed a mathematical modeling framework
that is uniquely suited for investigating the structure and dynamics of
proposed sleep-wake regulatory networks. Using this framework, we are
analyzing the competing proposed network structures for the regulation of
REM sleep to determine how the structure of the sleep-wake regulatory
network determines sleep-wake behavior and the dynamics of behavioral
state transitions.

• Category: CGTP Group Meeting Seminar
• Duration: 01:14:47
• Date:  March 21, 2014 at 11:55 AM
• Views: 171
• Tags:   seminar, CGTP Group Meeting Seminar