Patrick D. McClanahan

The paper identifies distinct octopaminergic neuron populations in Drosophila that drive arousal in larvae and adults, revealing a developmental switch in sleep-wake circuit architecture.

This study identifies when circadian sleep emerges in Drosophila larvae and shows its role in enabling long-term memory.

This study shows gentle vibration promotes sleep in Drosophila through habituation, with sleep induction improving over time and showing stimulus specificity.

This study shows that inactivating the nervous system and muscles in C. elegans before an anoxic insult increases resistance to prolonged anoxia.

This study shows that dehydrated C. elegans stocks can survive multiple freeze-thaw cycles using trehalose or glycerol.

The paper identifies a quiescent state in C. elegans, PRQ, which is enhanced by cellular stress and involves neuropeptidergic mechanisms but is not sleep.