The Role of Basal Forebrain and Thalamic Structures in the Regulation of Sleep and Wakefulness
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Behavioral Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 August 2024) | Viewed by 717
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep–wake regulation; sleep homeostasis; sleep spindles; sleep deprivation; purines for sleep regulation; gap-junction proteins
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The role of basal forebrain and thalamic structures in the regulation of sleep–wakefulness and associated cortical oscillations was recognized as early as in the 1960s. They are famously described as important components of the ascending reticular activating system. In the past two decades, significant advancements have been witnessed in methodological development and transgenic mouse models. Research using new and novel approaches has provided further insight into the nature of the complex circuitry and distinct neuronal subpopulations, with distinct receptors and ion channel subtypes, which work in concert to regulate sleep within the basal forebrain and thalamus and in connection with other brain regions. This Special Issue of Brain Sciences aims to present the latest research from the past decade which sheds new light on the importance of the basal forebrain and thalamic regions in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness.
Dr. Radhika Basheer
Dr. James M. McNally
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sleep
- basal forebrain
- thalamic reticular nucleus
- spindles
- cortical oscillations
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