Esteban J. Beckwith

Huntingtin is a cell-autonomous regulator of neuropeptide trafficking and clock output

This study shows that wild-type Huntingtin regulates neuropeptide trafficking, neuronal excitability, and circadian rhythms in Drosophila, with loss of function causing sleep disturbances and disrupted vesicle dynamics.

Socialization causes long-lasting behavioral changes

The paper shows that social interaction in Drosophila leads to long-lasting behavioral changes similar to long-term memory.

A REM-active basal ganglia circuit that regulates anxiety

This paper identifies a REM-active basal ganglia circuit in mice that regulates REM sleep and anxiety by showing its role in sleep duration and behavioral responses to aversive stimuli.

Most sleep does not serve a vital function. Evidence from Drosophila melanogaster

This study investigates sleep function in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that sleep restriction is not lethal and that circadian drive, not homeostasis, primarily drives sleep pressure.

Rethomics: an R framework to analyse high-throughput behavioural data

Rethomics provides an R framework for analyzing high-throughput behavioral data, offering tools for storage, manipulation, and visualization to bridge behavioral biology and data science.