NeurosciencePLoS BiologyPeer-reviewed
{-}{-} Downregulation of a satiety signal from peripheral fat bodies improves visual attention while reducing sleep need in Drosophila .
Deniz Ertekin, Leonie Kirszenblat, Richard Faville, Bruno van Swinderen
The paper shows that reducing a satiety signal in Drosophila mimics starvation, leading to less sleep and improved visual attention and feeding behavior.
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