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Nicholas Monaco

University College LondonORCID 0009-0008-7409-0092Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alice E. AdriaenssensiD· 1 shared Anissa KempfiD· 1 shared Cecilia D. VelascoiD· 1 shared Daniel I. BrierleyiD· 1 shared Ella Cross· 1 shared Gero MiesenböckiD· 1 shared Lauren Jones· 1 shared Phoebe Claxton· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintAug 19, 2026

An area postrema GLP-1R to NTS pathway dissociates semaglutide-induced satiation, nausea and reduced food motivation from satiety

Lauren Jones, Ella Cross, Yuqi Song…·Daniel I. Brierley

This study identifies distinct neural circuits in the brainstem mediating semaglutide's effects on satiation, nausea, and food motivation, showing they are dissociable and involve GLP-1R and non-GLP-1R neurons.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.10.744052

mousebehavioral assay

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NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewedJul 16, 2025

Mitochondrial origins of the pressure to sleep

Raffaele Sarnataro, Cecilia D. Velasco, Nicholas Monaco…·Gero Miesenböck

This study identifies mitochondrial respiration and ATP synthesis as key factors in sleep regulation by analyzing single-cell transcriptomes in sleep-deprived flies.

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DrosophilascRNA-seq

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