Title:Neurobiology of Dream Activity and Effects of Stimulants on Dream
Volume: 22
Issue: 15
Author(s): Eric Murillo-Rodríguez*, Astrid Coronado-Álvarez, Luis Angel López-Muciño, José Carlos Pastrana-Trejo, Gerardo Viana-Torre, Juan José Barberena, Daniela Marcia Soriano-Nava and Fabio García-García
Affiliation:
- Laboratorio de Neurociencias Moleculares e Integrativas, Escuela de Medicina, División Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Intercontinental Neuroscience Research Group, Merida, Mexico
Keywords:
Acetylcholine, Cocaine, Dreaming, Homeostasis, Hypothalamus, Rapid eye movement sleep.
Abstract: The sleep-wake cycle is the result of the activity of multiple neurobiological network interactions.
The dreaming feature is one interesting sleep on that represents sensorial components,
mostly visual perceptions, accompaniedby intense emotions. Further complexity has been added to
the topic of the neurobiological mechanism of dream generation by the current data suggesting
drugs' influence on dream generation. Here, we discuss the review of some of the neurobiological
mechanisms of the regulation of dream activity, with special emphasis on the effects of stimulants
on dreaming.