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Development of twitching in sleeping infant mice depends on sensory experience.
Current biology : CB - 2 Mar 2015
Blumberg Mark S, Coleman Cassandra M, Sokoloff Greta, Weiner Joshua A, Fritzsch Bernd, Fritszch Bernd, McMurray Bob
Abstract excerpt
Myoclonic twitches are jerky movements that occur exclusively and abundantly during active (or REM) sleep in mammals, especially in early development [1-4]. In rat pups, limb twitches exhibit a complex spatiotemporal structure that changes across early development [5]. However, it is not known whether this developmental change is influenced by sensory experience, which is a prerequisite to the notion that sensory...
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