Exploring noradrenergic signaling and sleep patterns in prodromal stages of Alzheimer’s disease mouse models
The onset of Alzheimer disease (AD) and of abnormal sleep patterns are both signaled by initially minute but ultimately disastrous physiological malfunctions of the brain. Among these, the Locus Coeruleus (LC) belongs to the primary brain areas that show such malfunctions in the early stages of AD. The LC generates large noradrenaline (NA) signals that are key for the architecture of sleep in mice. In contrast, how LC malfunctions relate to sleep disturbances in AD remains unknown.We explore the real-time functionality of the noradrenergic system during AD’s prodromal phase in an established A