What does a cat dream about?
@article{Jouvet1979WhatDA, title={What does a cat dream about?}, author={M. Jouvet}, journal={Trends in Neurosciences}, year={1979}, volume={2}, pages={280-282} }
Abstract When the neural systems which are responsible for postural atonia during paradoxical sleep are destroyed, sleeping cats periodically display stereotyped motor activity, revealing a rich repertoire of non-goal-directed ‘oneiric behaviour'.
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