The gating role of the thalamus to protect sleep: an f-MRI report

Sleep Med. 2012 Apr;13(4):447-9. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.07.021. Epub 2012 Mar 20.

Authors

Alessandra Del Felice¹, Emanuela Formaggio, Silvia Francesca Storti, Antonio Fiaschi, Paolo Manganotti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Neurology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

PMID: 22437140
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2011.07.021

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Mapping*
Electric Stimulation
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Median Nerve / physiology
Neural Pathways / physiology
Reference Values
Sensory Gating / physiology*
Sleep / physiology*
Somatosensory Cortex / physiology*
Thalamus / physiology*