Raquel Yustos

Imperial College London — United Kingdom

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

15h-index1.7kcitations27works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Sleep and Wakefulness Research(23), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(14), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(11), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(4), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep(4)

Publications27 total

The locus coeruleus maintains core body temperature and protects against hypothermia during dexmedetomidine-induced sedation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025Open Access
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
A REM-active basal ganglia circuit that regulates anxiety
Current Biology·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex initiate sleep-preparatory behavior and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus
Nature Neuroscience·2023· 66 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
A specific circuit in the midbrain detects stress and induces restorative sleep
Science·2022· 101 citedOpen Access
NMDA Receptors in the Lateral Preoptic Hypothalamus Are Essential for Sustaining NREM and REM Sleep
Journal of Neuroscience·2022· 43 citedOpen Access
Nitric Oxide Synthase Neurons in the Preoptic Hypothalamus Are NREM and REM Sleep-Active and Lower Body Temperature
Frontiers in Neuroscience·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
Nitric oxide synthase neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus are sleep-active and contribute to regulating NREM and REM sleep and lowering body temperature
2021Open Access
Hypothalamic NMDA receptors stabilize NREM sleep and are essential for REM sleep
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Sleep deprivation triggers somatostatin neurons in prefrontal cortex to initiate nesting and sleep via the preoptic and lateral hypothalamus
2020· 14 citedOpen Access
Dysfunction of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons causes mania-like behavior
Molecular Psychiatry·2020· 58 citedOpen Access
Galanin Neurons Unite Sleep Homeostasis and α2-Adrenergic Sedation
Current Biology·2019· 124 citedOpen Access
Corrigendum: Genetic lesioning of histamine neurons increases sleep–wake fragmentation and reveals their contribution to modafinil-induced wakefulness
SLEEP·2019· 1 citedOpen Access
Galanin neurons in the hypothalamus link sleep homeostasis, body temperature and actions of the α2 adrenergic agonist dexmedetomidine
2019· 4 citedOpen Access
Genetic lesioning of histamine neurons increases sleep–wake fragmentation and reveals their contribution to modafinil-induced wakefulness
SLEEP·2019· 28 citedOpen Access
GABA and glutamate neurons in the VTA regulate sleep and wakefulness
Nature Neuroscience·2018· 307 citedOpen Access
A Neuronal Hub Binding Sleep Initiation and Body Cooling in Response to a Warm External Stimulus
Current Biology·2018· 136 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Nicholas P. Franks(27), Alexei L. Vyssotski(26), William Wisden(26), Xiao Yu(20), Ying Ma(15), Edward C. Harding(14), Giulia Miracca(12), Kyoko Tossell(8), Wei Ba(8), Andawei Miao(8), Mathieu Nollet(8), Berta Anuncibay‐Soto(8), Bryan Hsieh(6), Timothy G. Constandinou(6), Zhiwen Ye(5), Hailong Dong(4), Zhe Zhang(4), Anna Zecharia(4), Stephen G. Brickley(4), Leda Lignos(4)