Ablation of Ventral Midbrain/Pons GABA Neurons Induces Mania-like Behaviors with Altered Sleep Homeostasis and Dopamine D2R-mediated Sleep Reduction

Summary: Individuals with the neuropsychiatric disorder mania exhibit hyperactivity, elevated mood, and a decreased need for sleep. The brain areas and neuronal populations involved in mania-like behaviors, however, have not been elucidated. In this study, we found that ablating the ventral medial m...

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Main Authors: Takato Honda, Yohko Takata, Yoan Cherasse, Seiya Mizuno, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Satoru Takahashi, Hiromasa Funato, Masashi Yanagisawa, Michael Lazarus, Yo Oishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220304259