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Waking experience affects sleep need in Drosophila.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 22 Sept 2006
Ganguly-Fitzgerald Indrani, Donlea Jeff, Shaw Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Sleep is a vital, evolutionarily conserved phenomenon, whose function is unclear. Although mounting evidence supports a role for sleep in the consolidation of memories, until now, a molecular connection between sleep, plasticity, and memory formation has been difficult to demonstrate. We establish Drosophila as a model to investigate this relation and demonstrate that the intensity and/or complexity of prior...
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