Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
    1. Sleep Physiology
      1. Sleep Stages
        1. NREM Stage 1
          1. NREM Stage 2
            1. NREM Stage 3
              1. REM Sleep
              2. Sleep Architecture
                1. Sleep Cycles
                  1. Individual Differences
                  2. Polysomnography
                    1. EEG Patterns
                      1. EMG Activity
                        1. EOG Recordings
                      2. Neural Mechanisms of Sleep
                        1. Sleep-Promoting Systems
                          1. Ventrolateral Preoptic Area
                            1. Median Preoptic Nucleus
                              1. Sleep-Active Neurons
                              2. Arousal Systems
                                1. Locus Coeruleus
                                  1. Raphe Nuclei
                                    1. Tuberomammillary Nucleus
                                      1. Basal Forebrain
                                      2. REM Sleep Control
                                        1. Pons REM Centers
                                          1. REM-On Neurons
                                            1. REM-Off Neurons
                                              1. Muscle Atonia
                                              2. Sleep Neurotransmitters
                                                1. Adenosine
                                                  1. GABA
                                                    1. Orexin/Hypocretin
                                                      1. Acetylcholine
                                                    2. Functions of Sleep
                                                      1. Memory Consolidation
                                                        1. Declarative Memory
                                                          1. Procedural Memory
                                                            1. Sleep Spindles
                                                            2. Brain Maintenance
                                                              1. Metabolic Restoration
                                                                1. Protein Synthesis
                                                                  1. Glymphatic System
                                                                  2. Synaptic Homeostasis
                                                                    1. Synaptic Downscaling
                                                                      1. Sleep Slow Waves
                                                                        1. Plasticity Regulation
                                                                      2. Circadian Rhythms
                                                                        1. Biological Clocks
                                                                          1. Molecular Clock Mechanisms
                                                                            1. Clock Genes
                                                                              1. Circadian Oscillators
                                                                              2. Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
                                                                                1. Master Clock
                                                                                  1. Light Entrainment
                                                                                    1. Output Pathways
                                                                                    2. Circadian Physiology
                                                                                      1. Melatonin Rhythm
                                                                                        1. Cortisol Rhythm
                                                                                          1. Body Temperature
                                                                                          2. Circadian Disorders
                                                                                            1. Jet Lag
                                                                                              1. Shift Work Disorder
                                                                                                1. Delayed Sleep Phase
                                                                                              2. Sleep Disorders
                                                                                                1. Insomnia
                                                                                                  1. Primary Insomnia
                                                                                                    1. Secondary Insomnia
                                                                                                      1. Treatment Approaches
                                                                                                      2. Sleep Apnea
                                                                                                        1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
                                                                                                          1. Central Sleep Apnea
                                                                                                            1. Health Consequences
                                                                                                            2. Narcolepsy
                                                                                                              1. Orexin Deficiency
                                                                                                                1. Cataplexy
                                                                                                                  1. REM Sleep Intrusion
                                                                                                                  2. Parasomnias
                                                                                                                    1. Sleepwalking
                                                                                                                      1. Night Terrors
                                                                                                                        1. REM Behavior Disorder

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