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Capsaicin Receptors in Sleep Regulation

Capsaicin receptors are found not only in the skin, but also in many neural and non-neural tissues. Though their involvement in many functions is now known, their role in sleep regulation has not gained proper...

Velayudhan Mohan Kumar, Deependra Kumar, Hruda Nanda Mallick… in Sleep and Vigilance (2022)

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The Wake Promoting Role of the Mediodorsal Thalamic Nuclei in Rat

Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus (MD) is a higher order thalamic nucleus and plays an important role in memory, olfaction, cognitive functions and sleep pathology. However, its role in sleep–wake regulation needs ...

Sriji Somanath, Binney Sharma, Preeti Puskar, Avishek Roy… in Sleep and Vigilance (2022)

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Electroencephalographic and Electromyographic Events During Spontaneous and Final Arousal from Sleep: Study of the Sequence of Appearance and Significance

Though there are excellent reviews on the functional significance of spontaneous arousals during sleep, associated electroencephalographic (EEG) and electromyographic (EMG) changes need further studies. Moreov...

Shaheen Yawar Bhat, Nasreen Akhtar, Trina Sengupta, Ritesh Netam… in Sleep and Vigilance (2022)

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Thalamic Grey Matter Volume Changes After Sleep Deprivation in Rats

The modern life style demands a prolonged wakefulness despite the mounting evidences that deficit in adequate amount and quality of sleep impairs the wellbeing including attention, executive functions, working...

Sriji Somanath, Akira Sumiyoshi, S. Senthil Kumaran, Binney Sharma… in Sleep and Vigilance (2021)

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Inhibition of Orexin-1/2 Receptors Disrupts Goal-Oriented Locomotor Activity During Motivated Behaviour in Male Rats

Orexinergic neurons in the lateral hypothalamic area project to the major wake-promoting areas of the brain and regulate many behavioural states. There are two subtypes of orexin neuropeptides (orexin-1, OX1, ...

Aditi Banerjee, Trina Sengupta, Hruda Nanda Mallick in Sleep and Vigilance (2020)

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Sleep medicine education in India

India is an ancient country with a vast population, diverse geography and culture. Although sleep medicine has been rapidly progressing during the last decade in the country, the ancient Indian literature is r...

Hruda Nanda Mallick, Velayudhan Mohan Kumar in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2016)

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Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptors in the Medial Preoptic Area are Involved in the Induction of Sleep

This paper reviews the recent studies that led to the conclusion that the noradrenergic neurons projecting to the medial preoptic area (mPOA) are hypnogenic and that they mediate this action through α₁ adrenergic...

Velayudhan Mohan Kumar, Ramalingam Vetrivelan… in Neurochemical Research (2006)

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Prashan T. Kaul, Jasonm Passafiume, Bruce F. O’Hara… in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2005)