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Twitter: @HughPiggins
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Hugh
Piggins
School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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We are exploring the effects of regular physical exercise on the circadian system using mouse models. These effects are assessed through measures of molecular and neurophysiological activity in the brain's main circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nuclei and the behavioural rhythms that it controls. We are also exploring circadian oscillators in extra-SCN brain sites including the hypothalamus and brainstem using fluorescent in situ hybridisation and bioluminescence imaging.
Mice or other rodents; Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN); Ex vivo system (other than SCN, derived from humans or other animals); In silico, AI-driven, or theoretical
Basic/fundamental/discovery research; Laboratory research; In vivo studies or preclinical work with non-human animals; In vitro experiments; Physiology (cellular and organismal, including electrophysiology); Sleep research; Neuroscience; Bioinformatics; Biophysics; Quantitative research
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Olympus LV-200 microscopes, Multi-electrode array recording system, 2 x Patch clamp rigs, 2 x Systems for monitoring wheel-running, drinking, and feeding activity of rodents, Wireless EEG recording
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