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Unihemispheric Sleep

Unihemispheric Sleep is a neurophysiological phenomenon in which one cerebral hemisphere exhibits electrophysiological markers of sleep while the other maintains wake-like activity, enabling selective vigilance in certain species.

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2017–2026

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Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight

Niels C. Rattenborg, Bryson Voirin, Sebastián Cruz et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 349 citations · Full text

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Unihemispheric sleep deprivation in bottlenose dolphins

Alexander I. Oleksenko, I. G. Polyakova, Alexendre Supin et al. · Journal of Sleep Research · 1992 · 125 citations · Full text

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Facultative control of avian unihemispheric sleep under the risk of predation

Niels C. Rattenborg, Steven L. Lima, Charles J. Amlaner · Behavioural Brain Research · 1999 · 120 citations

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Unihemispheric slow wave sleep and the state of the eyes in a white whale

Oleg I. Lyamin, Jerome M. Siegel, E. A. Nazarenko et al. · Behavioural Brain Research · 2002 · 120 citations · Full text

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Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep in the Amazonian dolphin, Inia geoffrensis

Neuroscience Letters · 1987 · 109 citations

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Authors

107

  1. JM
    Jerome M. Siegel

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    12 publications · 573 citations

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  2. OI
    Oleg I. Lyamin

    Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russia

    8 publications · 419 citations

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  3. PO
    P. O. Kosenko

    Southern Federal University, Russia

    5 publications · 170 citations

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  4. PR
    Paul R. Manger

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    4 publications · 161 citations

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  5. JL
    Jennifer L. Lapierre

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 160 citations

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Institutions

67

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    657 citations

  2. VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    519 citations

  3. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution

    Moscow, Russia

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    970 citations

  4. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    511 citations

  5. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    353 citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Ornithology

    Pöcking, Germany

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Southern Federal University

    Rostov-on-Don, Russia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  8. VA West Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    251 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Sleep Research

    JSR · 5 publications · 253 citations

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  2. Behavioural Brain Research

    3 publications · 252 citations

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  3. Europhysics Letters (EPL)

    3 publications · 189 citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 100 citations

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  5. Journal of Experimental Biology

    2 publications · 101 citations

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