Noa Matosevich

This study identifies an early surge of norepinephrine in the pontine reticular nucleus as critical for sensory-evoked awakening, revealing circuit-specific roles of the locus coeruleus.

This paper identifies PdCO as a bistable GPCR with high temporal precision for optogenetic control of neural circuits in vivo.

This study investigates how claustral projections to the anterior cingulate cortex influence engagement with the environment, finding that moderate activity optimizes behavior, while extremes lead to impulsive or lapsing actions.

This study shows that locus-coeruleus norepinephrine activity determines the likelihood of sensory-evoked awakenings from sleep, with reduced activity during sleep suppressing responses to auditory stimuli.