Yamanaka Lab started its activities at CIBR in July 2022. The Yamanaka Lab is engaged in research to elucidate the working principles of the hypothalamic neural circuits that regulate instinctive behaviors such as feeding and drinking behavior, sexual behavior and sleep/wakefulness. Among these instinctive behaviors, our research focuses on the neural circuits involved in sleep/wakefulness regulation. The hypothalamic neurons contain many neurons that produce neuropeptides and release them as neu...