Study suggests that #brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need & may someday help humans go without #sleep for longer without negative consequences such as mental fatigue & impaired physical health. ow.ly/OsK850PApeE
Little-studied brain cells may someday help humans go without sleep for longer without negative consequences such as mental fatigue and impaired physical health. news.wsu.edu/press-release/2… 🛌#WSU
🚨New publication alert!🚨
Check out this new paper on the role of astrocytes in sleep and sleep homeostasis from @AshleyIngiosi’s postdoc work in The Frank Lab!
What if you could stay awake🙂when you're supposed to be asleep😴 & not get sleepy🥱?
Check out this study from my postdoc w/ @MGFrankLab@WSUMedicine just published in @SfNJournals! Basal forebrain astrocytes induce waking w/o increasing sleep drive.🧵
jneurosci.org/content/43/32/…
Excited to share a preprint from my postdoc w/ @MGFrankLab@WSUSpokane!
Gq-DREADD activation of ✨astrocytes✨ in basal forebrain (BF)-a nucleus that mediates sleep/wake-induces prolonged waking w/o compensatory, homeostatic response to sleep loss in🐭.
tinyurl.com/2p8baun2
Interested in studying sleep and glia, development, neuroplasticity, and/or neurodegeneration? We're looking for a #postdoc! You'll gain experience in a variety of in vivo imaging, optogenetic, and genetic techniques!
CHANGE OF INFO! The #Sleep and Bidirectional #Plasticity: the Untold Story satellite #SfN2018 event is TOMORROW from 7-8:30pm in the La Costa room of the Marriot Marquis. See you there!