Okudzhava V M, Mestvirishvili L P, Papuashvili N S, Bagashvili T I
Zh Vyssh Nerv Deiat Im I P Pavlova. 1985 Sep-Oct;35(5):891-9.
In acute and chronic experiments on 35 cats an inhibitory influence was found of the caudal reticular nucleus of pons Varolii on unit activity of the sensorimotor cortex and dorsal part of the midbrain reticular formation. The influence of this structure on unit activity of the ventral part of the midbrain reticular formation was mainly of a facilitatory character. Activation of the ventral part inhibited the unit activity of the dorsal part of the same structure. Consequently, the caudal reticular nucleus of pons Varolii elicits inhibition at the level not only of the cerebral cortex but also of the midbrain reticular formation (of its dorsal part). The character of these influences coincides with that of unit activity changes of these two areas of the midbrain reticular formation during the development of the paradoxical phase of sleep. The obtained facts must underlie the stopping of convulsive activity in this phase of sleep.
在对35只猫进行的急性和慢性实验中，发现脑桥尾侧网状核（Varolii桥）对感觉运动皮层和中脑网状结构背侧部分的单位活动有抑制作用。该结构对中脑网状结构腹侧部分单位活动的影响主要是易化性的。腹侧部分的激活抑制了同一结构背侧部分的单位活动。因此，脑桥尾侧网状核不仅在大脑皮层水平，而且在中脑网状结构（其背侧部分）水平都引起抑制。这些影响的特征与睡眠反常期发展过程中中脑网状结构这两个区域单位活动变化的特征一致。所获得的这些事实必定是该睡眠阶段惊厥活动停止的基础。
