Thomas C. Thannickal

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Thannickal is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Thannickal has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Thannickal's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (16 papers), Sleep and related disorders (13 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers). Thomas C. Thannickal is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (16 papers), Sleep and related disorders (13 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers). Thomas C. Thannickal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Thomas C. Thannickal's co-authors include Jerome M. Siegel, Robert Nienhuis, Robert Y. Moore, Lalini Ramanathan, Seema Gulyani, Michael S. Aldrich, Y.-Y. Lai, J. M. Siegel, Paul Worley and R. L. McGregor and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Thannickal

15 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Reduced Number of Hypocretin Neurons in Human Narcolepsy

2000 1.5k citations Thomas C. Thannickal, Robert Y. Moore et al. Neuron profile →

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Robert Nienhuis United States

J. M. Siegel United States

Joshi John United States

Carlos Blanco‐Centurion United States

Natsuko Tsujino Japan

Oum Kaltoum Hassani Canada

Damien Gervasoni France

Y.-Y. Lai United States

Stéphanie Maret Switzerland

Loris L. Ferrari United States

Robert Nienhuis United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas C. Thannickal

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16 of 16 papers shown

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McGregor, R. L., et al.. (2024). Opioid-induced neuroanatomical, microglial and behavioral changes are blocked by suvorexant without diminishing opioid analgesia. Nature Mental Health. 2(9). 1018–1031. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Ming‐Fung, Thomas C. Thannickal, Songlin Li, et al.. (2023). Effects of sodium oxybate on hypocretin/orexin and locus coeruleus neurons. SLEEP. 46(9). 3 indexed citations

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McGregor, R. L., Alessandra Matzeu, Thomas C. Thannickal, et al.. (2023). Sensitivity of Hypocretin System to Chronic Alcohol Exposure: A Human and Animal Study. Neuroscience. 522. 1–10. 6 indexed citations

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McGregor, R. L., Thomas C. Thannickal, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2021). Pleasure, addiction, and hypocretin (orexin). Handbook of clinical neurology. 180. 359–374. 9 indexed citations

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Bhagwandin, Adhil, Mads F. Bertelsen, Thomas C. Thannickal, et al.. (2021). Nuclear organization of orexinergic neurons in the hypothalamus of a lar gibbon and a chimpanzee. The Anatomical Record. 305(6). 1459–1475. 2 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Joshi John, Ling Shan, et al.. (2018). Opiates increase the number of hypocretin-producing cells in human and mouse brain and reverse cataplexy in a mouse model of narcolepsy. Science Translational Medicine. 10(447). 100 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C.. (2015). Hypocretin (orexin) pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. 5(3). 64–64.

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John, Joshi, Thomas C. Thannickal, R. L. McGregor, et al.. (2013). Greatly increased numbers of histamine cells in human narcolepsy with cataplexy. Annals of Neurology. 74(6). 786–793. 96 indexed citations

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Scammell, Thomas E., Jean K. Matheson, Makoto Honda, Thomas C. Thannickal, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2011). Coexistence of narcolepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 33(7). 1318–1319. 32 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Robert Nienhuis, & Jerome M. Siegel. (2009). Localized Loss of Hypocretin (Orexin) Cells in Narcolepsy Without Cataplexy. SLEEP. 32(8). 993–998. 181 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Y.-Y. Lai, & J. M. Siegel. (2007). Hypocretin (orexin) cell loss in Parkinson's disease. Brain. 130(6). 1586–1595. 395 indexed citations

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Blouin, Ashley M., Thomas C. Thannickal, Paul Worley, et al.. (2005). Narp immunostaining of human hypocretin (orexin) neurons. Neurology. 65(8). 1189–1192. 113 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Jerome M. Siegel, Robert Nienhuis, & Robert Y. Moore. (2003). Pattern of Hypocretin (Orexin) Soma and Axon Loss, and Gliosis, in Human Narcolepsy. Brain Pathology. 13(3). 340–351. 107 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C. & Velayudhan Mohan Kumar. (2002). Effect of ambient temperature on brain temperature and sleep-wakefulness in medial preoptic area lesioned rats.. PubMed. 46(3). 287–97. 23 indexed citations

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Robert Y. Moore, Robert Nienhuis, et al.. (2000). Reduced Number of Hypocretin Neurons in Human Narcolepsy. Neuron. 27(3). 469–474. 1510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thannickal, Thomas C., Robert Y. Moore, Robert Nienhuis, et al.. (2000). Reduced Number of Hypocretin Clinical Study Neurons in Human Narcolepsy. 2 indexed citations

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