# NIH Reporter #5I01BX006105-04

The role of electrical synapses in neural dynamics involved in sleep/wake and sensory perception

**Recipient:** VA Boston Health Care System

**Awarded:** September 18, 2026

**Identifier:** 5I01BX006105-04

A Veterans Affairs-funded research project studying how connexin 36 electrical synapses in the thalamic reticular nucleus shape cortical activity during sleep, wakefulness, and sensory processing.

### Description

The project investigates the brain-region-specific role of connexin 36 electrical synapses in regulating sleep- and wake-related cortical oscillations and sensory processing, focusing on neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus.

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