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Visceral theory of sleep and origins of mental disorders. / Morchiladze, Mariam M.; Silagadze, Tamila K.; Silagadze, Zurab K.
In: Medical Hypotheses, Vol. 120, 01.11.2018, p. 22-27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Visceral theory of sleep and origins of mental disorders
AU - Morchiladze, Mariam M.
AU - Silagadze, Tamila K.
AU - Silagadze, Zurab K.
N1 - Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Visceral theory of sleep states that the same brain neurons, which process external information in wakefulness, during sleep switch to the processing of internal information coming from various visceral systems. Here we hypothesize that a failure in the commutation of exteroceptive and interoceptive information flows in the brain can manifest itself as a mental illness.
AB - Visceral theory of sleep states that the same brain neurons, which process external information in wakefulness, during sleep switch to the processing of internal information coming from various visceral systems. Here we hypothesize that a failure in the commutation of exteroceptive and interoceptive information flows in the brain can manifest itself as a mental illness.
KW - Bipolar disorder
KW - Psychiatry
KW - Schizophrenia
KW - Visceral theory of sleep
KW - Neurons/physiology
KW - Bipolar Disorder/physiopathology
KW - Humans
KW - Brain/physiology
KW - Mental Disorders/physiopathology
KW - Schizophrenia/physiopathology
KW - Cognition
KW - Circadian Rhythm
KW - Sleep/physiology
KW - Wakefulness
KW - Sleep Wake Disorders/physiopathology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85051630603&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.07.023
DO - 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.07.023
M3 - Article
C2 - 30220335
AN - SCOPUS:85051630603
VL - 120
SP - 22
EP - 27
JO - Medical Hypotheses
JF - Medical Hypotheses
SN - 0306-9877
ER -
ID: 16084140