Education
Ph.D., University of Barcelona, US, 1991
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=diTSv4YAAAAJ&hl=en• Yamaguchi, H. and de Lecea, L. (2019). In vivo cell type-specific CRISPR gene editing for sleep research. J Neurosci Methods 316: 99-102.
• Eban-Rothschild, A., Appelbaum, L. and de Lecea, L. (2018). Neuronal Mechanisms for Sleep/Wake Regulation and Modulatory Drive. Neuropsychopharmacology 43(5): 937-952.
• Giardino, W. J., Eban-Rothschild, A., Christoffel, D. J., Li, S. B., Malenka, R. C. and de Lecea, L. (2018). Parallel circuits from the bed nuclei of stria terminalis to the lateral hypothalamus drive opposing emotional states. Nat Neurosci 21(8): 1084-1095.
• Li, S. B., Nevarez, N., Giardino, W. J. and de Lecea, L. (2018). Optical probing of orexin/hypocretin receptor antagonists. Sleep 41(10).
• Nevarez, N. and de Lecea, L. (2018). Recent advances in understanding the roles of hypocretin/orexin in arousal, affect, and motivation. F1000Res 7.
• Steiner, N., Rossetti, C., Sakurai, T., Yanagisawa, M., de Lecea, L., Magistretti, P. J., Halfon, O. and Boutrel, B. (2018). Hypocretin/orexin deficiency decreases cocaine abuse liability. Neuropharmacology 133: 395-403.
• Yamaguchi, H., Hopf, F. W., Li, S. B. and de Lecea, L. (2018). In vivo cell type-specific CRISPR knockdown of dopamine beta hydroxylase reduces locus coeruleus evoked wakefulness. Nat Commun 9(1): 5211.