Neuroethology: Regulation of pre-sleep behaviors

Matthew E Carter

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.009

Neuroethology: Regulation of pre-sleep behaviors

Curr Biol. 2022 Feb 28;32(4):R160-R162. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.009.

Author

Matthew E Carter¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35231408
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.009

Abstract

Animals exhibit species-specific behaviors before transitioning from wake to sleep. A new study characterizes pre-sleep behaviors in mice and shows that these behaviors are regulated, at least in part, by neurons in the lateral hypothalamus.

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Animals
Hypothalamic Area, Lateral
Hypothalamus* / physiology
Mice
Neurons
Sleep* / physiology