Nodding behavior couples to vigilance fluctuation in a high-calorie diet model of drowsiness.

ABSTRACT: Drowsiness is an awake state with increased sleep drive, yet the neural correlates and underlying mechanisms remains unclear. Here, we established a mouse model of drowsiness, where mice are fasted for 1 day and then allowed to overeat high-fat food (to promote sleep) while positioned in an open-field box (to promote vigilance). They fall into a long-lasting drowsy state, as reflected by repeated and open-eyed nodding of the head while in a standing position. Simultaneous recording of electroencephalogram (EEG) and neck electromyogram (EMG) readouts revealed that this drowsy state including nodding state had multiple stages in terms of the relationship between the level of vigilance and head movement: delta oscillations decreased in power prior to the head-nodding period and increased duri

SUBMITTER: Shin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992632 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature