Deactivation by Benzodiazepine of the Basal Forebrain and Amygdala in Normal Humans During Sleep: A Placebo-Controlled [<sup>15</sup>O]H<sub>2</sub>O PET Study - Concepedia

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Deactivation by Benzodiazepine of the Basal Forebrain and Amygdala in Normal Humans During Sleep: A Placebo-Controlled [<sup>15</sup>O]H<sub>2</sub>O PET Study

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2004

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Naofumi Kajimura, Masami Nishikawa, Makoto Uchiyama, Masaaki Kato, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Toru Nakajima, Tôru Hori, Tetsuo Nakabayashi, Masanori Sekimoto, Kenichi Ogawa,

American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

The hypnotic effect of the benzodiazepines may be mediated mainly by deactivation of the forebrain control system for wakefulness and also by the anxiolytic effect induced by deactivation of the emotional center.

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