Discharge rates (spikes/sec) of BL and lateral amygdaloid neurons during the sleep–waking cycle
| BL nucleus | Lateral nucleus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bursting | Fast-firing | Silent | Tonic | ||
| Tonic | Phasic | ||||
| W | 0.5 ± 0.47 | 13.3 ± 6.1 | 15.1 ± 6.2 | <0.02 | 10.1 ± 4.1 |
| S | 0.92 ± 0.34 | 15 ± 6.4 | 18 ± 6.6 | <0.02 | 10.4 ± 4.3 |
| PS | 0.96 ± 0.86 | 13.7 ± 6.7 | 15.8 ± 6.9 | <0.02 | 12.2 ± 4.5 |