Hyperexcitable VTA-mPFC dopaminergic circuit disrupts sleep spindle and mediates sleep fragmentation after chronic social defeat stress

Neuron 2026

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Authors: Rui Li, Xinxin Zhang, Jiannan Li, Huiming Li, Rui Wang, Rou Xue, Hui Wang, Dan Wang, Lei Liu, Xiao Yu, Min Cai, Jinghao Wang

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Zhixin Wu, Qianzi Yang, Ao Li, Qun Wang, Tingting Gu, Sa Wang, Guangchao Zhao, Hailong Dong

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.037

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Sleep and Wakefulness Research Sleep and related disorders Restless Legs Syndrome Research

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