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Priyattam J. Shiromani is affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of neuroscience. Their work focuses extensively on areas such as sleep and wakefulness, circadian rhythms, and related neurological processes.

The main fields of study for Shiromani include Neuroscience, with significant contributions particularly in the subfields of Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Areas of research topics covered by Shiromani encompass:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Shiromani's recent publications display a focus on neural mechanisms related to sleep and brain activity. Notable papers include:

  • "Activity of a subset of vesicular GABA-transporter neurons in the ventral zona incerta anticipates sleep onset" (2020, SLEEP)
  • "Unilateral optogenetic stimulation of Lhx6 neurons in the zona incerta increases REM sleep" (2023, SLEEP)
  • "Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area modulate rapid eye movement sleep" (2023, SLEEP)
  • "Mapping Network Activity in Sleep" (2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • "Role of the Locus Coeruleus Arousal Promoting Neurons in Maintaining Brain Criticality across the Sleep-Wake Cycle" (2024, Journal of Neuroscience)

The primary publication venues for Shiromani's work include:

  • SLEEP
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • SLEEP Advances

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Shiromani's research, with frequent coauthors including Carlos Blanco-Centurion, Aurelio Vidal-Ortiz, Siwei Luo, Jimmy J. Fraigne, and Pierre-Hervé Luppi.

Best Publications

  • Activation of Ventrolateral Preoptic Neurons During Sleep

    J. E. Sherin;P. J. Shiromani;R. W. McCarley;C. B. Saper

  • Effect of lesions of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus on NREM and REM sleep.

    Jun Lu;Mary Ann Greco;Priyattam Shiromani;Clifford B. Saper

  • Contrasting Effects of Ibotenate Lesions of the Paraventricular Nucleus and Subparaventricular Zone on Sleep–Wake Cycle and Temperature Regulation

    J. Lu;Y.-H. Zhang;T. C. Chou;S. E. Gaus

  • Selective Activation of the Extended Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus during Rapid Eye Movement Sleep

    Jun Lu;Alvhild A. Bjorkum;Alvhild A. Bjorkum;Man Xu;Stephanie E. Gaus

  • Hypocretin-2-Saporin Lesions of the Lateral Hypothalamus Produce Narcoleptic-Like Sleep Behavior in the Rat

    Dmitry Gerashchenko;Matthew D. Kohls;MaryAnn Greco;Nahid S. Waleh

  • Optogenetic Stimulation of MCH Neurons Increases Sleep

    Roda Rani Konadhode;Dheeraj Pelluru;Carlos Blanco-Centurion;Andrew Zayachkivsky

  • Identification of a population of sleep-active cerebral cortex neurons

    Dmitry Gerashchenko;Jonathan P. Wisor;Deirdre Burns;Rebecca K. Reh

  • Adenosine and Sleep Homeostasis in the Basal Forebrain

    Carlos Blanco-Centurion;Man Xu;Eric Murillo-Rodriguez;Dmitry Gerashchenko

  • Relationship between CSF hypocretin levels and hypocretin neuronal loss.

    Dmitry Gerashchenko;Eric Murillo-Rodriguez;Ling Lin;Man Xu

  • Neuronal activity in narcolepsy: identification of cataplexy-related cells in the medial medulla.

    Jerome M. Siegel;Robert Nienhuis;Heidi M. Fahringer;Richard Paul

  • Hypocretin receptor protein and mRNA expression in the dorsolateral pons of rats.

    Mary Ann Greco;Priyattam J. Shiromani

  • Effects of Saporin-Induced Lesions of Three Arousal Populations on Daily Levels of Sleep and Wake

    Carlos Blanco-Centurion;Dmitry Gerashchenko;Priyattam J. Shiromani

  • Pontine neuronal response to local cholinergic infusion: relation to REM sleep.

    Priyattam J. Shiromani;Priyattam J. Shiromani;Dennis J. McGinty;Dennis J. McGinty

  • Effect of specific M1, M2 muscarinic receptor agonists on REM sleep generation

    Velazquez-Moctezuma J;Gillin Jc;Shiromani Pj

  • The diurnal rhythm of adenosine levels in the basal forebrain of young and old rats

    E Murillo-Rodriguez;C Blanco-Centurion;D Gerashchenko;R.J Salin-Pascual

  • Sleep rhythmicity and homeostasis in mice with targeted disruption of mPeriod genes

    Priyattam J Shiromani;Man Xu;Elizabeth M Winston;Samara N Shiromani

  • Effects of lateral hypothalamic lesion with the neurotoxin hypocretin-2-saporin on sleep in Long-Evans rats.

    D. Gerashchenko;C. Blanco-Centurion;M.A. Greco;M.A. Greco;P.J. Shiromani

  • Acetylcholine and the Regulation of REM Sleep: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for Affective Illness and Narcolepsy

    P J Shiromani;J C Gillin;S J Henriksen

  • Anandamide enhances extracellular levels of adenosine and induces sleep: an in vivo microdialysis study.

    Eric Murillo-Rodriguez;Carlos Blanco-Centurion;Cristina Sanchez;Daniele Piomelli

  • Distribution of choline acetyltransferase immunoreactive somata in the feline brainstem: implications for REM sleep generation.

    Shiromani Pj;Armstrong Dm;Berkowitz A;Jeste Dv

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. McCarley
Robert W. McCarley Harvard Medical School
Clifford B. Saper
Clifford B. Saper Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jun Lu
Jun Lu Zhejiang University
Jerome M. Siegel
Jerome M. Siegel University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony N. van den Pol
Anthony N. van den Pol Yale University
Richard R. Bootzin
Richard R. Bootzin University of Arizona
John J. Woodward
John J. Woodward Medical University of South Carolina
Leon Lack
Leon Lack Flinders University
Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Sonia Ancoli-Israel University of California, San Diego
Thomas S. Kilduff
Thomas S. Kilduff SRI International

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