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Queston #5740Note

Home » Anatomic origin of sleep spindles on EEG tracing » Queston #5740Note

Queston #5740Note

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Benedict Hilado

Sleep spindles are thought to be generated by the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) 

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