Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

Yann S. Mineur, Alfonso Abizaid, Yan Rao, +8

Science

Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals

Qian Gao, Gábor Mezei, Yongzhan Nie, +12

Nature Medicine

ObesityDevelopmental BiologyObese AnimalsEndocrine MechanismMedicine +9

Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy in Hypocretin/Orexin-Containing Neurons by Melanin Concentrating Hormone in the Lateral Hypothalamus

Yan Rao, Min Lü, Fei Ge, +5

Journal of Neuroscience

Synaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterNeurotransmissionSynaptic SignalingSocial Sciences +18

Prolonged wakefulness induces experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in mouse hypocretin/orexin neurons

Yan Rao, Erzsébet Borók, Rebecca L. Rabenstein, +5

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Sleep DisordersMouse Hypocretin/orexin NeuronsSynaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterNeurotransmission +18

Requirement for the RIIβ Isoform of PKA, But Not Calcium-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclase, in Visual Cortical Plasticity

Quentin S. Fischer, Christopher J. Beaver, Yupeng Yang, +5

Journal of Neuroscience

Repeated <i>in vivo</i> exposure of cocaine induces long‐lasting synaptic plasticity in hypocretin/orexin‐producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus in mice

Yan Rao, Yann S. Mineur, Geliang Gan, +8

The Journal of Physiology

Synaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterCocaine AdministrationNeurotransmissionHypothalamic Circuits +19

Reduced ocular dominance plasticity and long‐term potentiation in the developing visual cortex of protein kinase A RIIα mutant mice

Yan Rao, Quentin S. Fischer, Yupeng Yang, +3

European Journal of Neuroscience

Synaptotagmin 1 Is Necessary for the Ca²⁺Dependence of Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis

Li-Hua Yao, Yan Rao, Kelly Varga, +4

Journal of Neuroscience

Layer Variations of Long-Term Depression in Rat Visual Cortex

Yan Rao, Nigel W. Daw

Journal of Neurophysiology

NeurotransmitterAffective NeuroscienceNeurotransmissionOptogeneticsSocial Sciences +19

Involvement of actin cytoskeleton in modulation of Ca2+-activated K+ channels from rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

Hao Huang, Yan Rao, Peng Sun, +1

Neuroscience Letters

Molecular PhysiologyNeurophysiologyPhysiologyActin CytoskeletonCa2+-activated K+ Channels +11