2023
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13091350
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The Ponto-Geniculo-Occipital (PGO) Waves in Dreaming: An Overview

Jin-Xian Gao,
Guizhong Yan,
Xin-Xuan Li
et al.

Abstract: Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is the main sleep correlate of dreaming. Ponto-geniculo-occipital (PGO) waves are a signature of REM sleep. They represent the physiological mechanism of REM sleep that specifically limits the processing of external information. PGO waves look just like a message sent from the pons to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the visual thalamus, the occipital cortex, and other areas of the brain. The dedicated visual pathway of PGO waves can be interpreted by the brain as visual informa… Show more

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