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. 2019 Nov 4;29(21):R1129-R1131.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.010.

Sleep: Slow Waves Quiet the Fly's Mind

Ian D Blum  1 , Mark N Wu  2
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Sleep: Slow Waves Quiet the Fly's Mind

Ian D Blum et al. Curr Biol. .
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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.

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