The states of sleep
Michel Jouvet
Scientific American (1967)
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Brain Activities in Sleep

The Two Sleep States

The Suppression of Wakefulness

Sleep Centers

Paradoxical Sleep

The Evolution of Sleep

The Chemistry of Sleep

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Figure 1

X RAY OF CAT'S HEAD shows a cluster of electrodes with which the author obtained a record of the electrical signal from various parts of the cat's brain. The cat's mouth is at the left; one electrode at far right measures the changes in the animal's neck muscle tension.

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