A neural circuit linking learning and sleep in Drosophila long-term memory

Learning enhances sleep across species. The authors identify a neural circuit in Drosophila that mediates the learning-induced sleep and ensures that only long or more intense learning experiences are consolidated to long-term memory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhengchang Lei, Kristin Henderson, Krystyna Keleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28256-1