2015
Control of Sleep by Dopaminergic Inputs to the Drosophila Mushroom Body
Sitaraman D, Aso Y, Rubin GM, Nitabach MN. Control of Sleep by Dopaminergic Inputs to the Drosophila Mushroom Body. Frontiers In Neural Circuits 2015, 9: 73. PMID: 26617493, PMCID: PMC4637407, DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2015.00073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPropagation of Homeostatic Sleep Signals by Segregated Synaptic Microcircuits of the Drosophila Mushroom Body
Sitaraman D, Aso Y, Jin X, Chen N, Felix M, Rubin GM, Nitabach MN. Propagation of Homeostatic Sleep Signals by Segregated Synaptic Microcircuits of the Drosophila Mushroom Body. Current Biology 2015, 25: 2915-2927. PMID: 26455303, PMCID: PMC4654684, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic microcircuitsDrosophila mushroom bodyKenyon cellsMushroom bodiesMB neuronsControl of sleepHomeostatic rebound sleepHomeostatic sleep regulationIncreases sleepRebound sleepSleep regulationMBONsSleep deprivationNeuron classesSleepSleep informationMemory centerSpecific functional connectionsFunctional connectionsNeuronsPhysiological approachDifferent populationsMicrocircuits
2012
Peptide Neuromodulation in Invertebrate Model Systems
Taghert PH, Nitabach MN. Peptide Neuromodulation in Invertebrate Model Systems. Neuron 2012, 76: 82-97. PMID: 23040808, PMCID: PMC3466441, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvertebrate model systemsGenetic model organism Drosophila melanogasterModel organism Drosophila melanogasterAdaptive animal behaviourModel systemCaenorhabditis elegansDrosophila melanogasterPhysiological processesReproductive behaviorSophisticated behavioral paradigmsPhysiological approachAnimal behaviorCircadian rhythmNeuropeptide modulationMelanogasterElegansInsectsNeural circuitsCircuit functionCrustaceansNematodesMollusksPeptide neuromodulationCentral pattern generationNeuropeptides