Acute Sleep Deprivation Decreases Anxiety Behavior via γ-Aminobutyric Acid-A Receptor Activation in Central Nucleus of Amygdala

Acute Sleep Deprivation Decreases Anxiety Behavior via γ-Aminobutyric Acid-A Receptor Activation in Central Nucleus of Amygdala

Background and Objective: Amygdala contains central nucleus which is the region rich of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA-A) receptors and plays a key role in modulating behavior and sleep homeostasis. Furthermore, dysfunction of amygdala probably contributes to anxiety and mood disorders. In this study, w...

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Main Authors: Hoda Parsa, Mahdieh Faghihi, Alireza Imani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Sleep Sciences
Subjects:
Sleep deprivation
Amygdala
Anxiety
γ-aminobutyric acid
Online Access:https://jss.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jss/article/view/33

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