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Developmental emergence of sleep rhythms enables long-term memory in Drosophila
The Growth of Sleep Patterns Helps Long-Term Memory in Fruit Flies
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Abstract
Sleep rhythms begin to emerge in Drosophila larvae during the transition from second-instar (L2) to early third-instar (L3).
- Circadian control of sleep is absent in L2 larvae, similar to human infants.
- A cellular connection forms between clock neurons and arousal-promoting neurons at the L3 stage.
- Emergence of circadian sleep in L3 is associated with the ability to form long-term memory of aversive cues.
- Deep sleep, generated when sleep rhythms begin, is necessary for this long-term memory.
- The development of circadian sleep may facilitate more complex cognitive processes.
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