"Sleep, REM" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eye and low voltage fast pattern EEG. It is usually associated with dreaming.
| Descriptor ID |
D012895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.855.796.671 G11.561.803.754.671
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| Concept/Terms |
Sleep, REM- Sleep, REM
- REM Sleep
- Fast-Wave Sleep
- Fast Wave Sleep
- Sleep, Fast-Wave
- Sleep, Fast Wave
- Paradoxical Sleep
- Sleep, Paradoxical
- Rhombencephalic Sleep
- Sleep, Rhombencephalic
Rapid Eye Movements- Rapid Eye Movements
- Eye Movement, Rapid
- Eye Movements, Rapid
- Movement, Rapid Eye
- Movements, Rapid Eye
- Rapid Eye Movement
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sleep, REM" by people in Profiles.
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Williams BR, Gamble MC, Singh N, Bryant CD, Logan BA, Logan RW. Sleep and circadian rhythm activity alterations during adolescence in a mouse model of neonatal fentanyl withdrawal syndrome. Neuroscience. 2025 Mar 17; 569:85-91.
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Venner A, Todd WD, Fraigne J, Bowrey H, Eban-Rothschild A, Kaur S, Anaclet C. Newly identified sleep-wake and circadian circuits as potential therapeutic targets. Sleep. 2019 05 01; 42(5).
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Kurdziel LBF, Kent J, Spencer RMC. Sleep-dependent enhancement of emotional memory in early childhood. Sci Rep. 2018 08 22; 8(1):12609.
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Cremone A, Lugo-Candelas CI, Harvey EA, McDermott JM, Spencer RM. REM theta activity enhances inhibitory control in typically developing children but not children with ADHD symptoms. Exp Brain Res. 2017 05; 235(5):1491-1500.
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Anaclet C, Pedersen NP, Ferrari LL, Venner A, Bass CE, Arrigoni E, Fuller PM. Basal forebrain control of wakefulness and cortical rhythms. Nat Commun. 2015 Nov 03; 6:8744.
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Krenzer M, Anaclet C, Vetrivelan R, Wang N, Vong L, Lowell BB, Fuller PM, Lu J. Brainstem and spinal cord circuitry regulating REM sleep and muscle atonia. PLoS One. 2011; 6(10):e24998.
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Gompf HS, Mathai C, Fuller PM, Wood DA, Pedersen NP, Saper CB, Lu J. Locus ceruleus and anterior cingulate cortex sustain wakefulness in a novel environment. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 27; 30(43):14543-51.
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Schwartz WJ. Circadian rhythms: a tale of two nuclei. Curr Biol. 2009 Jun 09; 19(11):R460-2.
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Shiromani PJ, Xu M, Winston EM, Shiromani SN, Gerashchenko D, Weaver DR. Sleep rhythmicity and homeostasis in mice with targeted disruption of mPeriod genes. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Jul; 287(1):R47-57.
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Le Bon O, Yonkers K, Armitage R. More sleep cycles in the mid-luteal phase of a healthy control. Acta Neurol Belg. 2002 Dec; 102(4):186-7.