Optogenetic identification of a rapid eye movement sleep modulatory circuit in the hypothalamus

Optogenetic Stimulation of MCH Neurons Increases Sleep

(2013) R. R. Konadhode et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Melanin concentrating hormone induces hippocampal acetylcholine release via the medial septum in rats

(2013) Zhi-hong Lu et al.   PEPTIDES

Melanin-concentrating hormone control of sleep–wake behavior

(2013) Jaime M. Monti et al.   SLEEP MEDICINE REVIEWS

Neurochemical characterization of neurons expressing melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 in the mouse hypothalamus

(2012) Melissa J.S. Chee et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The Lateral Hypothalamic Area Controls Paradoxical (REM) Sleep by Means of Descending Projections to Brainstem GABAergic Neurons

(2012) O. Clement et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Optogenetic Probing of Fast Glutamatergic Transmission from Hypocretin/Orexin to Histamine Neurons In Situ

(2012) C. Schone et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neuropeptide Transmission in Brain Circuits

(2012) Anthony N. van den Pol   NEURON

Immunohistochemical evidence for synaptic release of GABA from melanin-concentrating hormone containing varicosities in the locus coeruleus

(2012) E. del Cid-Pellitero et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Immunoneutralization of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) in the dorsal raphe nucleus: Effects on sleep and wakefulness

(2010) Patricia Lagos et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Molecular and Cellular Approaches for Diversifying and Extending Optogenetics

(2010) Viviana Gradinaru et al.   CELL

Major Impairments of Glutamatergic Transmission and Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus of Mice Lacking the Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor-1

(2010) Bastien Pachoud et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Chronux: A platform for analyzing neural signals

(2010) Hemant Bokil et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

High-performance genetically targetable optical neural silencing by light-driven proton pumps

(2010) Brian Y. Chow et al.   NATURE

Ultrafast optogenetic control

(2010) Lisa A Gunaydin et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Sleep State Switching

(2010) Clifford B. Saper et al.   NEURON

A Very Large Number of GABAergic Neurons Are Activated in the Tuberal Hypothalamus during Paradoxical (REM) Sleep Hypersomnia

(2010) Emilie Sapin et al.   PLoS One

Bi-stable neural state switches

(2009) André Berndt et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Localization of the Brainstem GABAergic Neurons Controlling Paradoxical (REM) Sleep

(2009) Emilie Sapin et al.   PLoS One

Melanin-concentrating hormone neurons discharge in a reciprocal manner to orexin neurons across the sleep-wake cycle

(2009) O. K. Hassani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Melanin-concentrating hormone directly inhibits GnRH neurons and blocks kisspeptin activation, linking energy balance to reproduction

(2009) M. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phasic Firing in Dopaminergic Neurons Is Sufficient for Behavioral Conditioning

(2009) H.-C. Tsai et al.   SCIENCE

Sleep architecture of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1-knockout mice

(2008) Antoine Adamantidis et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A FLEX Switch Targets Channelrhodopsin-2 to Multiple Cell Types for Imaging and Long-Range Circuit Mapping

(2008) D. Atasoy et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

In Vitro and In Vivo Gene Therapy Vector Evolution via Multispecies Interbreeding and Retargeting of Adeno-Associated Viruses

(2008) D. Grimm et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Abnormal response of melanin-concentrating hormone deficient mice to fasting: Hyperactivity and rapid eye movement sleep suppression

(2008) J.T. Willie et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

The satiety molecule nesfatin-1 is co-expressed with melanin concentrating hormone in tuberal hypothalamic neurons of the rat

(2008) P. Fort et al.   NEUROSCIENCE