Preoptic Neurons that Control Entry into Hibernation
Adrian J. Martinez, Christopher M. Reid, Aurora J. Lavin-Peter, Wenhui Li, A S Lee, Eric C. Griffith, Siniša Hrvatin
The paper identifies a neuronal population in the hypothalamic aPOA that controls hibernation entry in Syrian hamsters using single-nucleus RNA and chromatin profiling.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience