Different theories have been put forward during the last decade to explain the functional meaning of sleep and dreaming in humans. In the present paper, a new theory is presented which, while taking advantage of these earlier theories, introduces the following new and original aspects: • Circadian rhythms relevant to various organs of the body affect the reciprocal interactions which operate to...
The present studies have shown that chronic antidepressant treatment with desipramine (DMI), imipramine (IMI) and zimelidine produced behavioral evidence for sub- and supersensitivity depending on 5-HT agonist dose and types of behavior examined. Thus, chronic treatment with all three drugs reduced head twitches induced by a high dose of the 5-HT agonist 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine...