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Some myths are slow to die

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2001

Rafael Salin-Pascual ,
Dmitry Gerashchenko  and
Priyattam J. Shiromani
Rafael Salin-Pascual
Affiliation:
West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA 02132 [email protected]
Dmitry Gerashchenko
Affiliation:
West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA 02132 [email protected]
Priyattam J. Shiromani
Affiliation:
West Roxbury VA Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA 02132 [email protected]
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Abstract

Solms and the other authors in this series of BBS target articles accept the findings that the executive control of the REM/NREM cycle is still localized within a narrow region of the pontine brainstem. However, recent findings challenge this notion. We will review the recent data and suggest instead that the hypothalamus is the primary regulator of states of consciousness. If the hypothalamus indeed controls all the fun stuff, such as sex, eating, drinking, sleeping, and so on, then one can more easily accept Solms's argument that dreams are also generated from the forebrain.

[Solms]

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 6 , December 2000 , pp. 999 - 1000
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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