专题25 褪黑素在REM睡眠中的作用（原卷版）.docx

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专题25

褪黑素在REM睡眠中的作用

Ⅰ.文章话题导入

Ⅱ.外刊原文阅读

Ш.阅读理解专项针对性练习

Ⅳ.话题高频词汇强化训练

Ⅴ.参考译文赏析

【话题·导语】

科学家们已经确定褪黑素受体MT1是REM睡眠的关键调节因子，REM睡眠是记忆和情绪调节的关键阶段。这一发现为治疗睡眠障碍和帕金森病和路易体痴呆等神经精神疾病开辟了新的途径，这些疾病与REM睡眠中断有关。

【原文·外刊阅读】

Melatonin’sKeyRoleinREMSleepRevealed

（文章来源：SciTechDaily）

ArecentstudyfromtheResearchInstituteatMcGillUniversityHealthCentermayimprovethetreatmentofsleepdisordersandneurologicalconditions.

Scientistshavemadeasignificantadvancementincomprehendingsleepmechanisms,identifyingthemelatoninreceptorMT1asakeyregulatorofREM(RapidEyeMovement)sleep.Thisdiscoveryholdspromisefornewtreatmentsforsleepdisordersandrelatedneuropsychiatricconditions.

REMsleepiscrucialfordreaming,memoryconsolidation,andemotionalregulation.Inthebrain,themelatoninMT1receptoraffectsatypeofneuronthatsynthesizestheneurotransmitterandhormonenoradrenaline,foundinanareaknownastheLocusCoeruleus,or“bluespot”inLatin.DuringREMsleep,theseneuronsquietdownandstoptheiractivity.SeriousconditionssuchasParkinson’sdiseaseandLewybodydementia—whichcurrentlylackeffectivetreatments—arelinkedtodisruptionsinREMsleep.

“Thisdiscoverynotonlyadvancesourunderstandingofsleepmechanismsbutalsoholdssignificantclinicalpotential,”saidGabriellaGobbi,principalinvestigatorofanewstudypublishedintheJournalofNeuroscience.SheisaProfessorofPsychiatryatMcGillUniversity,clinician-scientistattheResearchInstituteoftheMcGillUniversityHealthCentre,andCanadaResearchChairinTherapeuticsforMentalHealth.

Thescienceofsnoozing

Humansleepunfoldsinaprecisesequenceofnon-REMandREMstages,eachservingdistinctphysiologicalfunctions.REMsleepplaysapivotalroleinmemoryconsolidationandemotionalregulation.Non-REMsleepsupportsphysicalrecoveryandrepairprocesses.Disruptionsinthiscyclecanimpaircognitivefunctionandincreasevulne