Assessing REM Sleep in Mice Using Video Data.
Summary of "Assessing REM Sleep in Mice Using Video Data."
Assessment of sleep and its substages in mice currently requires implantation of chronic electrodes for measurement of electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram (EMG). This is not ideal for high-throughput screening. To address this deficiency, we present a novel method based on digital video analysis. This methodology extends previous approaches that estimate sleep and wakefulness without EEG/EMG in order to now discriminate rapid eye movement (REM) from non-REM (NREM) sleep.
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Name: Sleep
ISSN: 1550-9109
Pages: 433-42
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22379250
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1712
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Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Dyssomnias (i.e., insomnias or hypersomnias) associated with dysfunction of internal sleep mechanisms or secondary to a sleep-related medical disorder (e.g., sleep apnea, post-traumatic sleep disorders, etc.). (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187)
Parasomnias
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Hypersomnolence, Idiopathic
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