LeGates, Tara A.

Light as a central modulator of circadian rhythms, sleep and affect

LeGates, T. A., Fernandez, D. C., & Hattar, S. (2014) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Circadian rhythm and melatoninSleep and Wakefulness Research

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Aberrant light directly impairs mood and learning through melanopsin-expressing neurons

LeGates, T. A., Altimus, C. M., Wang, H., Lee, H.-K., Yang, S., Zhao, H., Kirkwood, A., Weber, E. T., & Hattar, S. (2012) · Nature

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Reward behaviour is regulated by the strength of hippocampus–nucleus accumbens synapses

LeGates, T. A., Kvarta, M. D., Tooley, J. R., Francis, T. C., Lobo, M. K., Creed, M. C., & Thompson, S. M. (2018) · Nature

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An excitatory synapse hypothesis of depression

Thompson, S. M., Kallarackal, A. J., Kvarta, M. D., Van Dyke, A. M., LeGates, T. A., & Cai, X. (2015) · Trends in Neurosciences

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Rapid Antidepressant Action and Restoration of Excitatory Synaptic Strength After Chronic Stress by Negative Modulators of Alpha5-Containing GABAA Receptors

Fischell, J., Van Dyke, A. M., Kvarta, M. D., LeGates, T. A., & Thompson, S. M. (2015) · Neuropsychopharmacology

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An LHX1-Regulated Transcriptional Network Controls Sleep/Wake Coupling and Thermal Resistance of the Central Circadian Clockworks

Bedont, J. L., LeGates, T. A., Buhr, E., Bathini, A., Ling, J. P., Bell, B., Wu, M. N., Wong, P. C., Van Gelder, R. N., Mongrain, V., et al. (2017) · Current Biology

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