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Hypocretin as a Hub for Arousal and Motivation

A review of the role of neurotransmitter Hypocretin in arousal and motivation.

Tastant-Evoked Arc Expression in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract and Nodose/Petrosal Ganglion of the Mouse Is Specific for Bitter Compounds

A research project investigating taste-responsive neurons in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract.

Optogenetic Investigation of Arousal Circuits

A review of optogenetic tools and their use in neural circuit investigation of arousal and sleep-wake states.

Lateral Hypothalamic Control of the Ventral Tegmental Area - Reward Evaluation and the Driving of Motivated Behavior

How the VTA and LH drive motivation and motivated behaviours.

Anxiolytic-like effects of leptin on fixed interval responding

A research study on the potential role for the dietary hormone, leptin, to reduce anxiety.

The frequency of hippocampal theta rhythm is modulated on a circadian period and is entrained by food availability

Comparing the strength of light-cycleversus food-presentation as entrainers of circadian cycles.