Session Details
[1S04a]The Origin, Mechanisms, Functions of Sleep
Thu. Jul 30, 2026 2:50 PM - 4:50 PM JST
Thu. Jul 30, 2026 5:50 AM - 7:50 AM UTC
Thu. Jul 30, 2026 5:50 AM - 7:50 AM UTC
Room 4 (401+402)
Organizer: Shoi Shi (IIIS, University of Tsukuba), Lukas Krone (Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (CNCB), Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Oxford University)
[1S04a-Introduction]Introduction
[1S04a-01]Bidirectional modulation of sleep and wakefulness via prefrontal cortical chemogenetics
*Lukas Krone1,2,3, Jack D. Hamilton1,2,4,5, Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen2,4,5, Clara Marnitz1,2, Anna Szabo4, Colin J. Akerman6, Zoltán Molnár2, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy2,4,5 (1. Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2. Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 3. University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 4. Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 5. Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 6. Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK)
[1S04a-02]Intracellular chloride mediates local sleep pressure in cortex
*Hannah Alfonsa1, Richard J Burman1, Paul JN Brodersen1, Sarah E Newey1, Kashif Mahfooz1, Tomoko Yamagata1, Marios C Panayi1, David M Bannerman1, Vladyslav V Vyazovskiy1, Colin J Akerman1 (1. University of Oxford)
[1S04a-03]What Encodes Sleep Need: Are Synapses Basis or Output?
*Shoi Shi1,2 (1. Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 2. WPI-IIIS, TIAR, University of Tsukuba)
[1S04a-04]Local Sleep: How do cells decide ?
Cellular mechanisms behind local sleep
*Waleed Elgrawani1 (1. Imperial College London)
[1S04a-05]Mitochondrial and neuronal dynamics of a sleep-control centre
*Raffaele Sarnataro1 (1. University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom)