Presynaptic Release Probability Determines the Need for Sleep
Yifan Wu, Keimpe D. B. Wierda, Katlijn Vints, Yu-Chun Huang, Valerie Uytterhoeven, Sahil Loomba, Fran Laenen, Marieke MB Hoekstra, Miranda C. Dyson, Sheng Huang, Chengji Piao, Jiawen Chen, Sambashiva Banala, Chien-Chun Chen, El‐Sayed Baz, , Sha Liu
The paper shows that presynaptic release probability, not synaptic strength, decreases with sleep loss and affects sleep need across species.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience