unihemispheric slow-wave sleep

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sleep phenomenon
gptkbp:allows movement during sleep
gptkbp:characterizedBy one cerebral hemisphere sleeping while the other remains awake
gptkbp:contrastsWith bihemispheric sleep
gptkbp:EEGPattern slow-wave activity in one hemisphere
gptkbp:enables one eye to remain open
partial environmental awareness during sleep
gptkbp:firstDescribed dolphins
gptkbp:function allows animals to maintain vigilance
enables breathing in aquatic mammals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label unihemispheric slow-wave sleep
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:cetaceans
some birds
gptkbp:studiedIn fur seals
bottlenose dolphins
mallard ducks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:common_bottlenose_dolphin
gptkb:Bottlenose_dolphins
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6