TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Electrical Activity of the Brain, Sleep–Wake States, & Circadian Rhythms
A1  - Barrett, Kim E.
A1  - Barman, Susan M.
A1  - Boitano, Scott
A1  - Reckelhoff, Jane F.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Ganong's Medical Physiology Examination & Board Review
AB  - OBJECTIVESAfter  studying  this  chapter,  you  should  be  able  to:Describe  the  primary  types  of  rhythms  that  make  up  the  electroencephalogram  (EEG).List  the  main  clinical  uses  of  the  EEG.Summarize  the  behavioral  and  EEG  characteristics  of  each  of  the  stages  of  nonrapid  eye  movement  (NREM)  and  rapid  eye  movement  (REM)  sleep  and  the  mechanisms  responsible  for  their  production.Describe  the  pattern  of  normal  nighttime  sleep  in  adults  and  the  variations  in  this  pattern  from  birth  to  old  age.Describe  the  interplay  between  brainstem  neurons  that  contain  norepinephrine,  serotonin,  and  acetylcholine  as  well  as  GABA  and  histamine  in  mediating  transitions  between  sleep  and  wakefulness.Discuss  the  circadian  rhythm  and  the  role  of  the  suprachiasmatic  nuclei  (SCN)  in  its  regulation.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142554913
ER  -