Summary
Neural circuits in Sleep Control
I am interested in the circuits that control the timing of sleep and the sensory inputs that influence these circuits. Ultimately, we are trying to understand why we sleep.
Biography
I am currently a Postdoctoral Neuroscientist in the Merkle Laboratory at the University of Cambridge - Institute of Metabolic Science. I am also a visiting researcher in the laboratory of Bill Wisden and Nick Franks at Imperial College, where I completed my PhD in 2016/17.
Prior to my doctoral training, I completed an MRes in Biochemical Research also at Imperial. Before that, I studied Pharmacology at the University of Manchester and spent a year in drug discovery at GlaxoSmithKline.
Publications
Journals
Harding EC, Zhang Z, Dong H, et al., 2022, Editorial: Behaviors and Neural Circuits in Sleep and Sedation, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol:16
Harding EC, Ba W, Zahir R, et al., 2021, Nitric oxide synthase neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus are NREM and REM sleep-active and lower body temperature, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol:15, ISSN:1662-453X
Yu X, Ba W, Zhao G, et al., 2021, Dysfunction of ventral tegmental area GABA neurons causes mania-like behavior, Molecular Psychiatry, Vol:26, ISSN:1359-4184, Pages:5213-5228
Harding E, Franks N, Wisden W, 2020, Sleep and thermoregulation, Current Opinion in Physiology, Vol:15, ISSN:2468-8673, Pages:7-13