Andawei Miao

A REM-active basal ganglia circuit that regulates anxiety

This paper identifies a REM-active basal ganglia circuit in mice that regulates REM sleep and anxiety by showing its role in sleep duration and behavioral responses to aversive stimuli.

Sleep deprivation triggers somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex to initiate nesting and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus

The paper identifies a circuit pathway in mice where sleep-deprived prefrontal cortex neurons trigger nesting and sleep via connections to the preoptic and hypothalamus.

Galanin neurons in the hypothalamus link sleep homeostasis, body temperature and actions of the alpha2 adrenergic agonist dexmedetomidine

This study shows that galanin neurons in the hypothalamus regulate sleep homeostasis, body temperature, and the effects of dexmedetomidine.