Investigating Neural Mechanisms of Hibernation State Transitions in Arctic Ground Squirrels

This material is based in part upon work supported by NASA through the Alaska Space Grant Program (80NSSC20M0070). Student Project Leader: Nick Clark Arctic ground squirrels (AGS) undergo extreme metabolic suppression, known as torpor, during hibernation, maintaining up to a sub-0°C core body temperature for eight months without food or water. Interestingly, AGS intermittently arouse from hibernation torpor for less …