Limbic and paralimbic structures that regulate basic emotions and instinctual behaviors—specifically the amygdala, hippocampus, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex—are abnormally active during sleep in individuals with primary insomnia and secondary insomnias related to depression, as reported by Nofzinger et al. (2004a, 2005).

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• depression concept
• ventromedial prefrontal cortex concept
• primary insomnia concept