Publications by authors named "Gabriela de Matos Barbosa Pimenta"

Objectives: To better understand the sleep-wake cycle characteristics in the female Neotropical rodent Proechimys guyannensis related to comparative neurobiology.

Methods: Surface neocortical and hippocampal electrodes were chronically implanted in the brains of female Wistar and Proechimys animals. In addition, electrodes for the study of muscle activity were implanted into the neck muscle of both species.

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