A restful night alternates in cycles between non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep states. The study from UNIL shows that a brain region called the "locus coeruleus" (in ...

Illustration showing the location (red dot) of the locus coeruleus in the brain of a mouse. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Place a finger on the back of your skull, at a point roughly level with the tops of your ears. Here, deep beneath the hair, skin and bone, near a fluid-filled cavity in the root of your brain, lies a ...

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