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CSB Seminar Series – William Wisden – Imperial College London
March 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
CSB Departmental Seminar
William Wisden
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London
TITLE: A link between stress and restorative sleep
ABSTRACT: In this talk, Wisden will present the lab’s findings that certain types of stress can induce a restorative sleep. This is mediated by sleep-inducing circuitry in the midbrain, and in particular, inhibitory GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area. A specific
circuit allows animals to restore mental and body functions by sleeping, potentially providing a refined route for treating anxiety disorders. Wisden will also present new (unpublished) findings on basal ganglia circuitry that generates REM sleep and how this REM circuitry can modulate anxiety.
HOST: John Peever
LOCATION: Cell and Systems Biology, 25 Harbord Street, Suite 432
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