Investigating the relationship between torpor, sleep, and neural plasticity in Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
Xiao Zhou, Dhru Bodalia, Laura McKillop, Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen, Christian Harding, Annika Herwig, David Bannerman, Zoltan Molnar, Esther Becker, Michele Bellesi, Luisa de Vivo, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy · FENS Forum 2024
Torpor is a controlled and reversible state characterized by lowered metabolic rate and body temperature. In ground squirrels, torpor induces dendritic spine retraction and re-localization of synaptic proteins, which restore upon arousal (von der Ohe et al., 2007). The emergence from torpor is followed by increased sleep slow-wave activity (SWA), a well-established marker of sleep pressure. Our study aims to elucidate the structural and molecular effects of torpor and subsequent sleep in Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus), a species exhibiting daily torpor in response to a shortened photo
ePoster · Neuroscience