Sleep architecture and social modulation of vigilance-state dynamics in the freely moving ferret
Sleep is not a uniform state: it is organized into structured cycles of substages (wakefulness, NREM, and REM sleep) whose dynamics are shaped by both internal brain processes and external experience. How social context influences these transitions remains largely unexplored, particularly in carnivores whose sleep architecture more closely resembles that of humans than rodents. The ferret, a highly social species with a well-characterized auditory cortex and an extended postnatal development, offers a compelling model in which to address these questions.


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The aim of these interdisciplinary colloquia, organized as part of a partnership between the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and the Ecole normale supérieure (Université PSL), was to promote the scientific study of the human auditory system's ability to perceive ecological processes at work in natural habitats, by confronting hearing sciences (psychoacoustics, aud
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