A preoptic circuit triggers rewarming from torpor
Akinobu Ohba, Madoka Narushima, Chengru Shao, Chijung Hung, Hiroko Uchida, Noriaki Fukatsu, Uyanga Angarag, Sayaka Takemoto‐Kimura, Akihiro Yamanaka, Kazuki Tainaka, Daisuke Ono, Yoshifumi Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Wake, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
This paper identifies a preoptic circuit involving Crh-expressing neurons that initiates rewarming from torpor in mice and shows similar activation in hibernators.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience