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  • Chapter 19 - The Thalamus and Sleep

  • from Section 8: - Arousal
  • Edited by Michael M. Halassa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Book:
    The Thalamus
    Published online:
    12 August 2022
    Print publication:
    01 September 2022, pp 361-381

  • Summary

    The architecture of the thalamus and its reciprocal connections with multiple cortical and subcortical structures are essential to the generation of the thalamo-cortical network oscillations associated with attention, sleep, and consciousness. This chapter provides an overview of the cellular mechanisms underlying thalamo-cortical network oscillations occurring during sleep and their contribution to the architecture of the sleep–wake cycle, including the onset and stability of non–rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. It further summarizes the influence of the brainstem neuromodulatory system on thalamo-cortical network activity during wakefulness and sleep. Finally, the association between these mechanisms and synaptic plasticity in thalamo-cortical networks is described in the context of sleep-dependent consolidation, or weakening, of previously acquired information in health and disease.