Partial lesions of hypocretin neurons of the rat lateral hypothalamus affect wake and sleep regulation under increased sleep pressure
Maria Lebedeva, David Levčík, Jan Kudláček, Kristýna Malenínská, Iveta Vojtěchová, Helena Buchtová, Hana Brožka, Dominika Radostová, Erika Petránová, Přemysl Jiruška, Jan Svoboda, Štěpán Kubík, Eduard Kelemen, Aleš Stuchlı́k
This study examines how partial lesions of hypocretin neurons in rats affect sleep regulation under increased sleep pressure, finding accelerated slow wave sleep and reduced theta frequency.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience