Summary
Research interests and techniques
- Neuroscience: molecular biology; transgenics, neuroanatomy, physiology, behaviour.
- Mechanisms of sleep
- Hypothalamic function: the regulation of neurons which make histamine: the tuberomammillary nucleus and sleep regulation
- other neuromodulators which regulate sleep
Degrees:
1986 BA, Zoology - Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
1989 PhD Molecular Neuroscience, University of Cambridge (with Stephen P. Hunt).
Posts held:
1990-1992 EMBO Long-term Fellowship, ZMBH, University of Heidelberg (with Peter H. Seeburg)
1993-2001 Group Leader, MRC LMB, Cambridge
2001-2005 Group Leader, IZN, University of Heidelberg
2005-2009 Professor & Chair of Neuroscience, Head of Neurobiology programme, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen
2009- Professor of Molecular Neuroscience
Publications:
- See William Wisden''s publications on ResearcherID
- See William Wisden''s publications on PubMed
- See William Wisden's publications on Google Scholar
- See William Wisden's profile on ORCID
- See William Wisden's profile on SCOPUS
- The Sleep, Anaesthetics and Neuronal Excitability Group
Location
How to find us: click here for a map - we are on the 4th floor of the Sir Ernst Chain Building (marked "30" on the map)
Imperial College''s location in London:
Royal Albert Hall - next to Imperial College
Southbank
Publications
Journals
Harding E, Franks N, Wisden W, 2019, Sleep and thermoregulation, Current Opinion in Physiology, ISSN:2468-8673
Clive J, Wisden W, Savolainen V, The de-scent of sexuality: should we smell a rat?, Archives of Sexual Behavior: an Interdisciplinary Research Journal, ISSN:0004-0002
Ma Y, Miracca G, Yu X, et al., 2019, Galanin neurons unite sleep homeostasis and alpha2 adrenergic sedation, Current Biology, Vol:29, ISSN:1879-0445, Pages:3315-3322.e3
Yu X, Ma Y, Harding EC, et al., 2019, Corrigendum: Genetic lesioning of histamine neurons increases sleep-wake fragmentation and reveals their contribution to modafinil-induced wakefulness., Sleep, Vol:42
Conference
Hsieh B, Harding E, Wisden W, et al., A miniature neural recording device to investigate sleep and temperature regulation in mice, IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems (BioCAS) Conference, IEEE