New wake-promoting node pinpointed in brain

(Emory Health Sciences) Neurologists had suspected that a component of the 'ascending arousal system' could be found in this part of the brain for more than 100 years. In mice, activating this region using targeted chemical genetic techniques resulted in prolonged wakefulness during the animals' normal sleep periods.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news