Is torpor a quiescent state? Periodic motility and transient brain activation during daily torpor in Djungarian hamsters
Natalie Linea Hauglund, Ritika Mukherji, Xiao Zhou, Anna Hoerder‐Suabedissen, Rong Mao, Stuart N. Peirson, Annika Herwig, Tom Deboer, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy
The paper investigates EMG activity during daily torpor in Djungarian hamsters, finding periodic motility and brain activation linked to thermoregulation and vigilance.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience