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Alastair Macdonald

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0002-2509-642XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Alina HeblingiD· 1 shared Craig BealliD· 1 shared Kate L. J. EllacottiD· 1 shared Katherine R. PyeiD· 1 shared Kevin YackleiD· 1 shared Xin Paul WeiiD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedJan 18, 2024

The breath shape controls intonation of mouse vocalizations

Alastair Macdonald, Alina Hebling, Xin Paul Wei, Kevin Yackle

The paper shows that intonation in mouse vocalizations is controlled by breath patterns generated by the iRO brainstem circuit, revealing a novel mechanism for pitch control.

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintDec 15, 2021

Astrocytes in the dorsal vagal complex are not activated by systemic glucoprivation and their chemogenetic activation does not elicit homeostatic glucoregulatory responses in mice

Alastair Macdonald, Katherine R. Pye, Craig Beall, Kate L. J. Ellacott

This study shows DVC astrocytes do not respond to systemic glucoprivation and their activation does not restore blood glucose in mice.

DOI 10.1101/2021.12.15.472746

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