Flies Sleep on It, or Fuhgeddaboudit!
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.011.
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Abstract
Many studies in diverse organisms, including humans, have demonstrated a fundamental role for sleep in the formation of memories. A new study by Berry et al. indicates that, in fruit flies, sleep accomplishes this in part by preventing an active process of forgetting.
Medical subject headings
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Learning
- Memory
- Models, Animal
- Sleep