Sleep Twitches (VIDEO)

University of Iowa

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While the left hindlimb of a sleeping baby rat twitches, researchers record the extensive activity in the area of the rat's brain that is sensitive to twitches of that limb.

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Videos courtesy of Mark Blumberg.

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