Mechanosensory stimulation via Nanchung expressing neurons can induce daytime sleep in Drosophila
Shahnaz Rahman Lone, Sheetal Potdar, Archana Venkataraman, Nisha Sharma, Rutvij Kulkarni, Sushma Rao, Sukriti Mishra, Vasu Sheeba, Vijay Kumar Sharma
This study shows that mechanosensory stimulation via Nanchung-expressing neurons in Drosophila promotes sleep, independent of the circadian clock but controlled by the homeostatic system.
Journal of Neuroscience · Oct 11, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience