Published August 22, 2016 | Version v1
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Sleep: Switching Off the Off-Switch

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What are the synaptic drives controlling the sleep-wake circuitry in the mammalian brain? In a new study it was found that GABAergic cells in posterior lateral hypothalamus inhibit sleep-promoting anterior hypothalamic cells to cause waking, whereas their inhibition augments sleep.

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