# Acute Optogenetic Silencing of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Induces Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/acute-optogenetic-silencing-of-orexin-hypocretin-neurons-induces-slow-wave-sleep/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Tomomi Tsunematsu,Thomas S. Kilduff,Edward S. Boyden,Satoru Takahashi,Makoto Tominaga,A. Yamanaka |
| Citations | 263 |
| DOI | 10.1523/jneurosci.0784-11.2011 |
| Fields | Neuroscience,Psychology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/31/29/10529.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1973614121 |
| PMID | 21775598 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Thomas S. Kilduff](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-s-kilduff/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Neuroscience](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-neuroscience/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Sleep and Wakefulness Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Sleep and Wakefulness Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/)
- [Circadian rhythm and melatonin](https://scholariq.org/topics/circadian-rhythm-and-melatonin/)
- [Sleep and related disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-related-disorders/)

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