Sleep: Slow Waves Quiet the Fly's Mind

Ian D. Blum, Mark N. Wu

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Abstract

Slow-wave sleep is a marker of sleep need, but its presence and function in non-mammalian species have been controversial. A new study finds sleep-dependent slow wave oscillations in the fruit fly, which act to inhibit sensory input during sleep.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)R1129-R1131
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume29
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 4 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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