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A Focal Inactivation and Computational Study of Ventrolateral Periaqueductal Gray and Deep Mesencephalic Reticular Nucleus Involvement in Sleep State Switching and Bistability

Kevin P. Grace and Richard L. Horner
eNeuro 14 October 2020, 7 (6) ENEURO.0451-19.2020; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0451-19.2020
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1Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
4Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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eNeuro 14 October 2020, 7 (6) ENEURO.0451-19.2020; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0451-19.2020

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eNeuro 14 October 2020, 7 (6) ENEURO.0451-19.2020; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0451-19.2020
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