I am a young neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School, working in the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. My primary focus is on comprehending the mechanisms and neuronal circuits involved in the brain's control over wake-sleep states and their reciprocal transitions. Through my ongoing experiments, I aim to shed light on the synaptic circuits and neural foundations responsible for regulating arousal and sleep within the brain. My research aims to establish connections between the activity of neurochemically-identified circuits and physiological responses observed in behaving animals.