Homeostatic regulation of NREM sleep, but not REM sleep, in Australian magpies

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Johnsson, Robin D¹  Connelly, Farley¹  Vyssotski, Alexei L³  Roth, Timothy C⁴  Lesku, John A¹ 

[1] La Trobe University, School of Life Sciences;The University of Melbourne, School of BioSciences;Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich;Department of Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College

关键词: birds;    EEG;    sleep regulation;    slow-wave activity;    spectral analysis;    SWA;   

DOI  :  10.1093/sleep/zsab218

学科分类：生理学

来源: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Study Objectives We explore non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep homeostasis in Australian magpies (Cracticus tibicen tyrannica). We predicted that magpies would recover lost sleep by spending more time in NREM and REM sleep, and by engaging in more intense NREM sleep as indicated by increased slow-wave activity (SWA).Methods Continuous 72-h recordings of EEG, EMG, and tri-axial accelerometry, along with EEG spectral analyses, were performed on wild-caught Australian magpies housed in indoor aviaries. Australian magpies were subjected to two protocols of night-time sleep deprivation: full 12-h night (n = 8) and first 6-h half of the night (n = 5), which were preceded by a 36-h baseline recording and followed by a 24-h recovery period.Results Australian magpies recovered from lost NREM sleep by sleeping more, with increased NREM sleep consolidation, and increased SWA during recovery sleep. Following 12-h of night-time sleep loss, magpies also showed reduced SWA the following night after napping more during the recovery day. Surprisingly, the magpies did not recover any lost REM sleep.Conclusions Only NREM sleep is homeostatically regulated in Australian magpies with the level of SWA reflecting prior sleep/wake history. The significance of emerging patterns on the apparent absence of REM sleep homeostasis, now observed in multiple species, remains unclear.

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