Manchester Neuroscience Seminar Series - Professor Luis de Lecea from Stanford University
| Dates: | 29 October 2025 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 15:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| Who is it for: | University staff |
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| Speaker: | Luis de Lecea |
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Please join the Division of Neuroscience, Wednesday 29 October 2025, for the Manchester Neuroscience Seminar Series, the speaker will be Professor Luis de Lecea from Stanford University.
This seminar will be hosted by Dr Juan F. Quintana.
Title: Neuromodulation of Brain States
Abstract: The sequence of vigilance states is tightly regulated, and sleep continuity is likely an essential feature of its function. Recent discoveries on local discontinuities in vigilance states in rodents and humans raise new challenges to define sleep/wake stability. Here I will discuss new data from our laboratory demonstrating cortex-wide complex dynamics across sleep/wake cycles using genetically encoded voltage sensors. I will also describe a new neuronal circuit that predicts the onset and duration of REM sleep, raising new hypothesis about the nature of the REM homeostat. Finally, I will describe attempts to non-invasively modulate arousal circuits and optimize sleep quality.
All are welcome
Speaker
Luis de Lecea
Role: Professor
Organisation: Stanford University
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Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
Michael Smith Building
Manchester
