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. 2022 Aug 19;475(1):65–76. doi: 10.1007/s00424-022-02727-2

Table 2.

Details of unit behavior

Percentage of units with coupling to θ or Resp
Unit type Property Test p
All except None θ-states > non-θ states Chi-square  < 0.0001
All except None REM < AW Chi-square 0.0017
   θ + Both REM > AW Chi-square 0.0007
  Resp + Both REM < AW Chi-square  < 0.0001
  Resp + Both WI = NREM Chi-square 0.6541
Dependence of coupling on firing rate
Unit type State Property Test p
  θ + Both REM with firing rate Chi-square  < 0.0001
  θ + Both AW no change Chi-square 0.9971
Resp + Both REM with firing rate Chi-square 0.003
Resp only NREM with firing rate Chi-square  < 0.0001
Resp only AW with firing rate Chi-square 0.0008
Resp only WI no change Chi-square 0.1052
Coupling strength: θ versus Resp
Unit type Rhythm Property Test p
θ only θ REM > AW Mann–Whitney 0.0136
Both θ REM = AW Mann–Whitney 0.9476
sR only Resp REM > NREM Dunn’s multiple comparison  < 0.0001
sR only Resp REM = WI Dunn’s multiple comparison  > 0.9999
sR only Resp NREM < WI Dunn’s multiple comparison  < 0.0001
fR only Resp REM > AW Dunn’s multiple comparison  < 0.0001
fR only Resp WI > AW Dunn’s multiple comparison  < 0.0001
fR only Resp REM = WI Dunn’s multiple comparison 0.4658
State Rhythm Property Test p
REM θ θ only > Both Mann–Whitney 0.0028
WI Resp sR only < fR only Mann–Whitney 0.0013
REM Resp sR only = fR only Mann–Whitney 0.9421
Phase preference
Unit type Property Test p
θ + Both REM vs. AW/ different Watson U2  < 0.0001
sR only REM vs. NREM/ different Watson U2  < 0.0001
sR only NREM vs. WI/ different Watson U2  < 0.0001
sR only REM vs. WI/ not changed Watson U2 0.1955
fR only REM vs. WI/ different Watson U2 0.0223
fR only REM vs. AW/ different Watson U2 0.0058
fR only WI vs. AW/ different Watson U2  < 0.0001
Phase preference in Both units
State (depth) Property Test p
AW (all) θ only vs. Both/ different Watson U2 0.0146
AW (deep) fR only vs. Both/ different Watson U2 0.0156
REM (deep) θ only vs. Both/ different Watson U2 0.0314

AW active waking; WI wake immobility; NREM non-REM sleep; REM REM sleep; both units modulated by both rhythms (θ and respiration) simultaneously; θ units modulated by θ; Resp units modulated by respiration; fR units modulated by fast respiration; sR units modulated by slow respiration; None units not modulated, neither by θ nor by respiration; all units in all layers (0–0.8 mm); deep: units in deeper layers (0.4–0.8 mm)