Eye movement activity in normal human fetuses between 24 and 39 weeks of gestation.

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep occurs throughout a relatively large proportion of early development, and normal REM activity appears to be required for healthy brain development. The eye movements (EMs) observed during REM sleep are the most distinctive characteristics of this state. EMs are used as...

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Main Authors: Hikohiro Okawa, Seiichi Morokuma, Kana Maehara, Akiko Arata, Yoshiyuki Ohmura, Takashi Horinouchi, Yukuo Konishi, Kiyoko Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5507482?pdf=render