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ArticleJournal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology2026

Neural circuits of torpor.

Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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Article in Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Hiroshi YamaguchiDivision of Multicellular Circuit Dynamics, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan. yamaguch@nips.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-1282

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23H02137Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP25K22336Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology JPMJPR21SATakeda Science Foundation Visionary Research Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Torpor is a reversible hypometabolic state marked by decreases in body temperature and energy expenditure. Leveraging advanced genetic and physiological techniques, recent studies have begun to identify hypothalamic and brainstem neurons that initiate and maintain this state. These tools nevertheless come with substantial limitations, and this manuscript discusses key interpretational caveats and practical considerations. Looking ahead, a central challenge is to test whether multi-day hibernation arises from retuning of the same core circuits that govern daily torpor.

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torpor, hibernation, brain, hypothalamus

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