behavior/neurological
• the mean wakefulness bout duration is shortened
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• however, the sleep/wakefulness pattern during the light period is not affected
• the transition frequency between wakefulness and sleep is increased in the first 3 hours of the dark period
• in the presence of DOX, mice show normal sleep/wakefulness patterns
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• total amounts of slow wave sleep are increased during the first 6 hours of the dark period
• however, mean slow wave sleep bout durations are unaffected
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• total amounts of REM sleep are increased during the first 6 hours of the dark period
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• mice show severe fragmentation of wakefulness during the first half of the dark period, with a decrease in total time in wakefulness
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