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M. Alam

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h-index: 24
Works: 52
Citations: 2,135

Most-cited papers

Sleep-waking discharge of neurons in the posterior lateral hypothalamus of the albino rat.
T. Steininger, M. Alam, H. Gong, R. Szymusiak +1 more
1999Brain Research256 citations
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Sleep‐waking discharge patterns of neurons recorded in the rat perifornical lateral hypothalamic area
M. Alam, H. Gong, Tarannum Alam, Rajesh Jaganath +2 more
2002Journal of Physiology186 citations Open access
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Neuronal discharge of preoptic/anterior hypothalamic thermosensitive neurons: relation to NREM sleep.
M. Alam, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak
1995American Journal of Physiology141 citations
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Effects of lateral preoptic area application of orexin‐A on sleep–wakefulness
Melvi M. Methippara, M. Alam, R. Szymusiak, D. Mcginty
2000NeuroReport126 citations
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Neuronal activity in the preoptic hypothalamus during sleep deprivation and recovery sleep.
Md. Aftab Alam, Sunil Kumar, D. Mcginty, M. Alam +1 more
2014Journal of Neurophysiology121 citations Open access
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Interleukin‐1β modulates state‐dependent discharge activity of preoptic area and basal forebrain neurons: role in sleep regulation
M. Alam, D. Mcginty, T. Bashir, Sunil Kumar +3 more
2004European Journal of Neuroscience103 citations Open access
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Effects on sleep of microdialysis of adenosine A1 and A2a receptor analogs into the lateral preoptic area of rats.
Melvi M. Methippara, Sunil Kumar, M. Alam, R. Szymusiak +1 more
2005American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology100 citations
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The Median Preoptic Nucleus Reciprocally Modulates Activity of Arousal-Related and Sleep-Related Neurons in the Perifornical Lateral Hypothalamus
N. Suntsova, R. Guzmán-Marı́n, Sunil Kumar, M. Alam +2 more
2007Journal of Neuroscience95 citations Open access
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Different types of norepinephrinergic receptors are involved in preoptic area mediated independent modulation of sleep-wakefulness and body temperature.
B. Mallick, M. Alam
1992Brain Research81 citations
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Discharge modulation of rat dorsal raphe neurons during sleep and waking: effects of preoptic/basal forebrain warming.
R. Guzmán-Marı́n, M. Alam, R. Szymusiak, R. Drucker-Colín +2 more
2000Brain Research80 citations
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Preoptic/anterior hypothalamic neurons: thermosensitivity in wakefulness and non rapid eye movement sleep.
M. Alam, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak
1996Brain Research61 citations
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Differential acute influence of medial and lateral preoptic areas on sleep-wakefulness in freely moving rats.
M. Alam, B. Mallick
1990Brain Research57 citations
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Adenosine A(2A) receptors regulate the activity of sleep regulatory GABAergic neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus.
Sunil Kumar, S. Rai, Kung-Chiao Hsieh, D. Mcginty +2 more
2013American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology56 citations Open access
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Sleep-promoting functions of the hypothalamic median preoptic nucleus: inhibition of arousal systems.
D. Mcginty, H. Gong, N. Suntsova, M. Alam +3 more
2004Archives Italiennes de Biologie54 citations
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Thermosensitive neurons of the diagonal band in rats: relation to wakefulness and non-rapid eye movement sleep.
M. Alam, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak
1997Brain Research54 citations
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Neuronal substrates of sleep homeostasis; lessons from flies, rats and mice.
Jeffrey M. Donlea, M. Alam, R. Szymusiak
2017Current Opinion in Neurobiology50 citations
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Subcutaneous administration of nicotine changes dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons discharge rate during REM sleep.
R. Guzmán-Marı́n, M. Alam, Ş. Mihailescu, R. Szymusiak +2 more
2001Brain Research40 citations
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A1 receptor mediated adenosinergic regulation of perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area neurons in freely behaving rats
S. Rai, Sunil Kumar, Md. Aftab Alam, R. Szymusiak +2 more
2010Neuroscience39 citations Open access
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Hypothalamic sleep-promoting mechanisms: coupling to thermoregulation.
D. Mcginty, M. Alam, R. Szymusiak, M. Nakao +1 more
2001Archives Italiennes de Biologie38 citations
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Effects of serotonin on perifornical‐lateral hypothalamic area neurons in rat
Sunil Kumar, R. Szymusiak, T. Bashir, S. Rai +2 more
2007European Journal of Neuroscience37 citations
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Preoptic/anterior hypothalamic neurons: thermosensitivity in rapid eye movement sleep.
M. Alam, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak
1995American Journal of Physiology35 citations
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Role of Adenosine A1 Receptor in the Perifornical-Lateral Hypothalamic Area in Sleep-Wake Regulation in Rats
M. Alam, Sunil Kumar, S. Rai, Melvi M. Methippara +2 more
2009Brain Research31 citations Open access
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Preoptic area warming inhibits wake-active neurons in the perifornical lateral hypothalamus.
Melvi M. Methippara, M. Alam, R. Szymusiak, D. Mcginty
2003Brain Research30 citations
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Characteristics of sleep-active neurons in the medullary parafacial zone in rats
Md. Aftab Alam, A. Kostin, J. Siegel, D. Mcginty +2 more
2018Sleep27 citations Open access
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Sex- and Age-dependent Differences in Sleep-Wake Characteristics of Fisher-344 Rats
A. Kostin, Md. Aftab Alam, J. Siegel, D. Mcginty +1 more
2019Neuroscience23 citations Open access
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Chronic Suppression of Hypothalamic Cell Proliferation and Neurogenesis Induces Aging-Like Changes in Sleep-Wake Organization in Young Mice.
A. Kostin, Md. Aftab Alam, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak +1 more
2019Neuroscience21 citations
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Inactivation of Median Preoptic Nucleus Causes c-Fos Expression in Hypocretin- and Serotonin-Containing Neurons in Anesthetized Rat
Sunil Kumar, R. Szymusiak, T. Bashir, N. Suntsova +3 more
2008Brain Research21 citations Open access
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Adult hypothalamic neurogenesis and sleep-wake dysfunction in aging.
A. Kostin, Md. Aftab Alam, D. Mcginty, M. Alam
2020Sleep20 citations
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Lack of hypocretin attenuates behavioral changes produced by glutamatergic activation of the perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area.
A. Kostin, J. Siegel, M. Alam
2014Sleep19 citations Open access
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GABAergic regulation of the perifornical-lateral hypothalamic neurons during non-rapid eye movement sleep in rats
M. Alam, Sunil Kumar, Natalia Suntsova, Tariq Bashir +2 more
2010Neuroscience16 citations Open access
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Role of lateral preoptic area alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenoceptors in sleep-wakefulness and body temperature regulation.
M. Alam, B. Mallick
1994Brain Research Bulletin15 citations
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Differential influence of medial and lateral preoptic areas on body temperature in conscious and unconscious rats.
M. Alam, B. Mallick
1991Brain Research15 citations
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Medial preoptic area affects sleep-wakefulness independent of associated body temperature change in free moving rats.
B. Mallick, M. Alam
1991Brain Research Bulletin15 citations
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Administration of the protein synthesis inhibitor, anisomycin, has distinct sleep-promoting effects in lateral preoptic and perifornical hypothalamic sites in rats.
Melvi M. Methippara, M. Alam, Sunil Kumar, Tariq Bashir +2 more
2008Neuroscience13 citations Open access
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Central nervous system sites of the sleep promoting effects of eszopiclone in rats.
S. Kumar, M. Alam, Seema Rai, Tariq Bashir +2 more
2011Neuroscience12 citations
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Nitric oxide production in the perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area (PF-LHA) and its influences on the modulation of PF-LHA neurons
Andrey Kostin, Seema Rai, Sunil Kumar, R. Szymusiak +2 more
2011Neuroscience12 citations Open access
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Sleep-wake and diurnal modulation of nitric oxide in the perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area: real-time detection in freely behaving rats.
A. Kostin, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak, M. Alam
2013Neuroscience10 citations
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Mechanisms mediating effects of nitric oxide on perifornical lateral hypothalamic neurons.
A. Kostin, D. Mcginty, R. Szymusiak, M. Alam
2012Neuroscience8 citations
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Acute effects of alcohol on sleep are mediated by components of homeostatic sleep regulatory system
M. Alam, D. Mcginty
2017Journal of Neurochemistry7 citations
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Preoptic hypothalamic warming suppresses laryngeal dilator activity during sleep.
D. Mcginty, A. Metes, M. Alam, D. Megirian +2 more
2004American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology6 citations
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Rapid Eye Movement Sleep: Hypocretinergic system: role in REM-sleep regulation
R. Szymusiak, M. Alam, D. Mcginty
20115 citations
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Serotonin-interleukin pathway in neurological disorders: A mixed pathway approach
A. Al Noman, Imanul Kabir Lihu, Ritesh Sharma, M. Alam +3 more
2025Advanced Neurology1 citations Open access
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Neurobiology of the REM–Non-REM Sleep Cycle
M. Alam, R. Szymusiak
20131 citations
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Free Communication Abstracts
Prashan T. Kaul, Jason Passafiume, B. O'Hara, R. Vetrivelan +265 more
20051 citations
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Electrophysiological studies and sleep-wake cycle
Md. Aftab Alam, A. Kostin, M. Alam
2022Methodological Approaches for Sleep and Vigilance Research0 citations
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Sleep homeostasis
A. Kostin, Md. Aftab Alam, D. Mcginty, M. Alam
2021Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology0 citations
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NREM sleep: anatomy and physiology
M. Alam, A. Kostin, Md. Aftab Alam
2021Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology0 citations
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LACK OF HYPOCRETIN ATTENUATES BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN HYPOTHALAMIC AREA
A. Kostin, J. Siegel, M. Alam
20140 citations
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Nitric oxide production in the perifornical-lateral hypothalamic area (PF-LHA) and its influences on the modulation of PF-LHA neurons
A. Kostin, S. Rai, Sunil Kumar, R. Szymusiak +2 more
20110 citations
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Neurochemistry of the preoptic hypothalamic hypnogenic mechanism
D. Mcginty, M. Alam, Hui Gong, Melvi M. Methippara +6 more
20080 citations
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