منابع مشابه
Staying awake puts pressure on brain arousal systems.
Many brain centers are involved in keeping us awake. One example is the recently discovered hypocretin system located in the posterior hypothalamus. In this issue of the JCI, Rao et al. show that, in mice, synapses targeting hypocretin neurons become stronger when wakefulness is prolonged beyond its physiological duration (see the related article beginning on page 4022). This increase in synapt...
متن کاملStaying awake – a genetic region that hinders α2 adrenergic receptor agonist-induced sleep
How external stimuli prevent the onset of sleep has been little studied. This is usually considered to be a non-specific type of phenomenon. However, the hypnotic drug dexmedetomidine, an agonist at α2 adrenergic receptors, has unusual properties that make it useful for investigating this question. Dexmedetomidine is considered to produce an 'arousable' sleep-like state, so that patients or ani...
متن کامل[Staying awake: truck drivers' vulnerability in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil].
OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with the use of stimulants by truck drivers to stay awake. METHODS A survey with 854 drivers was carried out at eight truck stops (seven gas stations and one border patrol post) located at five cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Southern Brazil) in 2006. The outcome "amphetamine use" was categorized as "yes" or "no". Poisson regression analysis w...
متن کاملStaying relevant.
1 In this issue, we have an article on ‘Publication productivity and citation analysis of the Medical Journal of Malaysia’ by Sanni and Zainab.1 Their paper is a glimpse into the world of medical publishing. It is not primarily an audit of the MJM. It is an exercise in bibliometrics. It just happens to use the MJM as an available subject. It uses the MJM as a test case for Lotka’s law and Bradf...
متن کاملStaying "connected''.
The running theme, for this year is " Staying Connected " ! My vision is for BLSA, alumni, and the community to stay engaged with one another in all activities and events whether it is a speaking engagement such as Retired Justice Reuben Anderson on campus; a community service event such as our reading and literacy program with Lafayette Elementary; or even a social event such as enjoying the G...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Iowa Review
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0021-065X,2330-0361
DOI: 10.17077/0021-065x.3092