Tom Deboer

Bright Days Buffer Nighttime Light: Daytime Illumination Shapes Sex Differences in Sleep and Circadian Regulation

This study shows that daytime light intensity influences sex differences in sleep and circadian regulation in mice, with brighter light reducing vulnerability to nighttime light.

Is torpor a quiescent state? Periodic motility and transient brain activation during daily torpor in Djungarian hamsters

The paper investigates EMG activity during daily torpor in Djungarian hamsters, finding periodic motility and brain activation linked to thermoregulation and vigilance.

Dim Light at Night Disrupts the Sleep-Wake Cycle and Exacerbates Seizure Activity in Cntnap2 Knockout Mice: Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorders

This study shows that dim light at night increases seizure-like events and disrupts sleep in Cntnap2 knockout mice, with sex-specific effects.

Physical activity increases neuronal activity in the circadian clock of diurnal Arvicanthis ansorgei

The paper examines how physical activity affects the circadian clock in diurnal rodents, finding that activity increases SCN neuronal firing rather than suppressing it, unlike in nocturnal animals.