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| Title |
Understanding how discrete populations of hypothalamic neurons orchestrate complicated behavioral states
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00111 |
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| Authors |
Allison K. Graebner, Manasi Iyer, Matthew E. Carter |
| Abstract |
A major question in systems neuroscience is how a single population of neurons can interact with the rest of the brain to orchestrate complex behavioral states. The hypothalamus contains many such discrete neuronal populations that individually regulate arousal, feeding, and drinking. For example, hypothalamic neurons that express hypocretin (Hcrt) neuropeptides can sense homeostatic and metabolic factors affecting wakefulness and orchestrate organismal arousal. Neurons that express agouti-related protein (AgRP) can sense the metabolic needs of the body and orchestrate a state of hunger. The organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT) can detect the hypertonicity of blood and orchestrate a state of thirst. Each hypothalamic population is sufficient to generate complicated behavioral states through the combined efforts of distinct efferent projections. The principal challenge to understanding these brain systems is therefore to determine the individual roles of each downstream projection for each behavioral state. In recent years, the development and application of temporally precise, genetically encoded tools has greatly improved our understanding of the structure and function of these neural systems. This review will survey recent advances in our understanding of how these individual hypothalamic populations can orchestrate complicated behavioral states due to the combined efforts of individual downstream projections. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 33% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 8% |
| Mexico | 1 | 8% |
| Colombia | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
| Ireland | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 109 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 21% |
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 20% |
| Unknown | 17 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 37 | 34% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 21 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 October 2021.
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