Barbara E. Jones, MD, PhD

Primary Axis: 
Neurosciences
Research Focus: 

Dr. Barbara E. Jones seeks to understand how the brain generates states of waking and sleep.Sleep-wake states; neuroscience; neurophysiology; neuroanatomy; neurotransmitters; single unit recording; circadian rhythms; immunohistochemistry; behavior; electroencephalography

Keywords: 
Sleep-wake states; neuroscience; neurophysiology; neuroanatomy; neurotransmitters; single unit recording; circadian rhythms; immunohistochemistry; behavior; electroencephalography
Location: 
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Publications:
Hassani OK, Lee MG, Jones BE (2009) Melanin concentrating hormone neurons discharge in a reciprocal manner to orexin neurons across the sleep-wake cycle, Proc Natl Acad Sci 106:2418-2422.
Lee MG, Hassani OK, Alonso A, Jones BE (2005) Cholinergic basal forebrain neurons burst with theta during waking and paradoxical sleep. J Neurosci 25:4365-4369.
Jones BE (2005) From waking to sleeping: neuronal and chemical substrates. Trends Pharmacol Sci 26:578-586.