Why the young sleep longer

Elife. 2020 Apr 27;9:e56833. doi: 10.7554/eLife.56833.

Abstract

A transcription factor helps young flies to sleep longer by delaying the maturation of a neural network that controls sleep.

Keywords: D. melanogaster; brain development; central complex; dopamine; genetics; genomics; neuroscience; ontogeny; sleep; synapse.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila melanogaster*
  • Sleep*