Chrm1 and Chrm3

Genes that Regulate How Much We Dream by Neuroscience News Acetylcholine receptors Chrm1 and Chrm3 (illustrated as Sandman gnomes 1 and 3) are essential for REM (dream) sleep. In this visual description of the study, the receptors help a mouse dream about a sleeping cat and Michel Jouvet (1925-2017), a pioneer of REM sleep studies. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to Hiroko Uchida.

A new study identifies two genes which regulate how much we dream. The genes, Chrm1 and Chrm3, play a key role in regulating REM sleep and function in different ways.

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