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Biochemistry and Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, CH-1225 Geneva, Switzerland
The genetic variation in spontaneous rhythmic electroencephalographic (EEG) activity was assessed by the quantitative analysis of the EEG in six inbred mice strains. Mean spectral EEG profiles (0-25 Hz) over 24 h were obtained for paradoxical sleep (PS), slow-wave sleep (SWS), and wakefulness. A highly significant genotype-specific variation was found for theta peak frequency during both PS and SWS, which strongly suggests the presence of a gene with a major effect. The strain distribution of theta peak frequency during exploratory behavior differed from that during sleep. In SWS, the relative contributions of delta (1-4 Hz) and sigma (11-15) power to the EEG varied with genotype and power in both frequency bands was negatively correlated. In addition, the EEG dynamics at state transitions were analyzed with a 4-s resolution. The onset of PS, but not that of wakefulness, was preceded by a pronounced peak in high-frequency (>11 Hz) power. These findings are discussed in terms of the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying rhythm generation and their control and modulation by the brain stem reticular-activating system.
slow-wave sleep; paradoxical sleep; exploratory behavior; electroencephalogram spectral analysis; delta oscillations; theta oscillations; sigma oscillations; behavioral state transitions
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