Figure 2.
Example of the suspended animation state induced by repeated injection of muscimol in the RVMM. In an animal exposed to constant darkness at a Ta of 15°C, (A) repeated injection of muscimol in RVMM (black arrows at the top) induced a suspended animation state characterized by a reduction in deep brain temperature (Tbrain), HR, EEG voltage, and a shift of the EEG power spectrum. No major changes in AP were observed. Infrared images at the bottom show the state of cutaneous vasomotion: in the pre-injection period (B), following the first injection of muscimol in RVMM (C), and at the end of treatment (D).