William Wisden

Imperial College London — United Kingdom

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

76h-index24.3kcitations225works14.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(129), Sleep and Wakefulness Research(47), Ion channel regulation and function(34), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(31), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(30)

Publications225 total

Tonic REM sleep EEG components predict better mood, cognition and reduce cortical excitability overnight
2026Open Access
The locus coeruleus maintains core body temperature and protects against hypothermia during dexmedetomidine-induced sedation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025Open Access
How do we sleep?
Neuroscience·2025
The selective amyloid-driven failure of cholinergic medial septal neurons in aging mice perturbs REM sleep, cognition and emotion, and broadcasts amyloid to other brain regions
2025Open Access
Author Correction: Somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex initiate sleep-preparatory behavior and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus
Nature Neuroscience·2025Open Access
Sleep and the recovery from stress
Neuron·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Reply to: A curious concept of CNS clearance
Nature Neuroscience·2025· 3 cited
A REM-active basal ganglia circuit that regulates anxiety
Current Biology·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Author Correction: Brain clearance is reduced during sleep and anesthesia
Nature Neuroscience·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Brain clearance is reduced during sleep and anesthesia
Nature Neuroscience·2024· 122 citedOpen Access
CONTROL OF SLEEP PREPARATORY BEHAVIOUR AND SLEEP INDUCTION BY PREFRONTAL CORTEX INHIBITORY NEURONS
IBRO Neuroscience Reports·2023Open Access
Somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex initiate sleep-preparatory behavior and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus
Nature Neuroscience·2023· 66 citedOpen Access
Specialized astrocytes mediate glutamatergic gliotransmission in the CNS
Nature·2023· 246 citedOpen Access
Somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex initiate sleep preparatory behavior and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus.
Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
A REM-active basal ganglia circuit that regulates anxiety
2023Open Access
Understanding Sleep Regulation in Normal and Pathological Conditions, and Why It Matters
Journal of Huntington s Disease·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Prefrontal engrams of long-term fear memory perpetuate pain perception
Nature Neuroscience·2023· 50 citedOpen Access
Biochemical pathways of sleep
Cell Research·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Histamine Release in the Prefrontal Cortex Excites Fast-Spiking Interneurons while GABA Released from the Same Axons Inhibits Pyramidal Cells
Journal of Neuroscience·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Prefrontal engrams of long-term fear memory perpetuate pain perception
Research Square (Research Square)·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Nicholas P. Franks(10), Peter H. Seeburg(9), Anne Herb(8), Kari Keinänen(6), P. H. Seeburg(6), Alexei L. Vyssotski(6), Hannah Monyer(5), P. Werner(5), Bert Sakmann(5), Stephen G. Brickley(5), Xiao Yu(5), Edward C. Harding(5), Raquel Yustos(5), Bernd Sommer(4), Nail Burnashev(4), Martin Köhler(4), Peer Wulff(4), Sabine Bahn(4), Rolf Sprengel(4), Esa R. Korpi(4)