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JOUVET1,2 has shown that the rhombencephalic phase of sleep is induced by the activity of the limbic midbrain system3, which is functionally associated with the n.reticularis pontis caudalis. The mechanism which triggers this system is unknown.
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SVORAD, D., KARMANOVA, I. Synchronizing Mechanisms in the Release of the Rhombencephalic Phase of Sleep. Nature 212, 713–714 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212713a0
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