One hallmark of sleep is the slow oscillation, which is often synchronous across the neocortical mantle. How this synchrony is achieved remains unclear. A new study by Narikiyo et al. demonstrates how the claustrum may play a key role in the global control of this rhythm.
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Timofeev, I., Chauvette, S. Global control of sleep slow wave activity. Nat Neurosci 23, 693–695 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-020-0638-2
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