Sleepiness, not total sleep amount, increases seizure risk
Vishnu Anand Cuddapah, Cynthia T. Hsu, Yongjun Li, Hrishit M Shah, Christopher Saul, Samantha L. Killiany, Joy H. Shon, Zhifeng Yue, Gabrielle L. Gionet, Mary E. Putt, Amita Sehgal
The paper shows that sleepiness, not total sleep amount, increases seizure risk in Drosophila models by identifying the role of sleep-promoting circuits and serotonin receptors.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience