Contact: International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba
029-853-8080 (ext. 8080) | wpi-iiis-alliance@ml.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp
Dr.
Akihiro Yamanaka
Research Institute of Environmental
Medicine, Nagoya University
The neurons in the hypothalamus produce neuropeptide and
release them as a neurotransmitter. Recent study revealed that
neuropeptides have important role in the regulation of instinctive
behaviors such as sleep/wakefulness, feeding and drinking
behavior. These instinctive behaviors are exhibited only in the
whole animal. Recently developed experimental techniques to
control the activity of specific type of neurons such as opto-
genetics and pharmacogenetics enables us studying neural
regulatory mechanism of instinctive behaviors in freely behaving
animals. In this seminar, I will show recent progress of our study
which applied these techniques to the hypothalamic neuropeptide
producing neurons such as orexin neurons, melanin concentrating
hormone (MCH) neurons and corticotropin releasing factor (CRF)
neurons.
Date:
Monday, December 4,
2017
Time:
12:
00
– 13:
00
Venue:
1F Auditorium,
IIIS Building