Genes that Control How Much We Dream (IMAGE)

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Genes that Control How Much We Dream

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Acetylcholine receptors Chrm1 and Chrm3 (illustrated as Sandman gnomes 1 and 3) are essential for REM (dream) sleep. In this visual description of the study, the receptors help a mouse dream about a sleeping cat and Michel Jouvet (1925-2017), a pioneer of REM sleep studies.

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