| The states of sleep |
| Michel Jouvet Scientific American (1967) |
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Figure 5
BRAIN SEGMENTS associated with sleep include the reticular formation, which controls wakefulness. This region is under the control of an area in the lower brain. When the control is blocked by making a cut through the pons, a normal cat becomes insomniac.