Rats are known to use a 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalisation as a distress call to warn of danger to other members of their group. We monitored 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalisation emissions in rats (lean and obese) as part of a sleep deprivation study to detect the eventual presence of stress during the procedure. Unexpectedly, we detected ultrasonic vocalisation emission during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, but not during non-REM (NREM) sleep, in all the rats. The event occurs during the expiratory phase and can take place singularly or as a train. No difference was detected in the number or duration of these events in lean versus obese rats, during the light versus the dark period, and after sleep deprivation. As far as we know, this is the first report showing that rats can vocalise during REM sleep.
Squarcio, F., Hitrec, T., Luppi, M., Martelli, D., Occhinegro, A., Piscitiello, E., et al. (2023). Ultrasonic vocalisations during rapid eye movement sleep in the rat. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH, 1, 1-6 [10.1111/jsr.13993].
Ultrasonic vocalisations during rapid eye movement sleep in the rat
Squarcio, Fabio;Hitrec, Timna;Luppi, Marco;Martelli, Davide;Occhinegro, Alessandra;Piscitiello, Emiliana;Taddei, Ludovico;Tupone, Domenico;Amici, Roberto;Cerri, Matteo
2023
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Rats are known to use a 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalisation as a distress call to warn of danger to other members of their group. We monitored 22-kHz ultrasonic vocalisation emissions in rats (lean and obese) as part of a sleep deprivation study to detect the eventual presence of stress during the procedure. Unexpectedly, we detected ultrasonic vocalisation emission during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, but not during non-REM (NREM) sleep, in all the rats. The event occurs during the expiratory phase and can take place singularly or as a train. No difference was detected in the number or duration of these events in lean versus obese rats, during the light versus the dark period, and after sleep deprivation. As far as we know, this is the first report showing that rats can vocalise during REM sleep.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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