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Rise and shine, little fly
Most animals sleep, but why they sleep and how the brain generates sleep is mysterious. In a recent study published in Neuron, postdoc Katherine Parisky and colleagues use genetic tools to manipulate...
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NeuroPod is Nature‘s (relatively) new podcast featuring interviews with prominent neuroscientists. Professor Eve Marder predicts the future of neuroscience in the November edition, and Professor Leslie...
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Light buffers the wake‐promoting effect of dopamine
Sleep is driven and regulated by the integration of diverse internal and external (environmental) cues. Light is known to be a potent inhibitor of sleep in diurnal animals (awake during daylight hours...
View ArticleSleepy and seasick
Associate Professor of Psychology Paul DiZio is interviewed about recent research in the Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory on the interactions of sleep deprivation and body motion in a new...
View ArticleTo sleep, perchance to learn?
Sleep deprivation is ubiquitous in today’s society, and we have all felt the effects of sleep loss on our ability to function optimally, physically and especially mentally. In particular, it has become...
View ArticleSleep and memory are connected by a pair of neurons in Drosophila
In a recent post on the Fly on the Wall blog, Neuroscience grad student Bethany Christmann talks about recently published research from Leslie Griffith’s lab: … [How are sleep and behavior] connected...
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Sleep suppresses brain rebalancing
Why humans and other animals sleep is one of the remaining deep mysteries of physiology. One prominent theory in neuroscience is that sleep is when the brain replays memories “offline” to better encode...
View ArticleFruit flies alter their sleep to beat the heat
Do you have trouble sleeping at night in the summer when it is really hot? Does a warm sunny day make you want to take a nap? You are not alone — fruit flies also experience changes in their sleep...
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Neurons that make flies sleep
Sleep is known to be regulated by both intrinsic (what time is it?) and environmental factors (is it hot today?). How exactly these factors are integrated at the cellular level is a hot topic for...
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Neuroscience Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
Leslie Griffith (left) and Gina Turrigiano (right) Leslie Griffith and Gina Turrigiano have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows for 2017. This is in...
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Communicating Memory Information Between the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex
The brain has a remarkable capacity to record our daily experiences and recall this stored information to guide our behavior. For example, every time you decide to get a cup of coffee on campus, you...
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