Regulation of sleep homeostasis by sexual arousal

Esteban J. Beckwith, Quentin Geissmann, Alice S. French, Giorgio F. Gilestro*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

In all animals, sleep pressure is under continuous tight regulation. It is universally accepted that this regulation arises from a two-process model, integrating both a circadian and a homeostatic controller. Here we explore the role of environmental social signals as a third, parallel controller of sleep homeostasis and sleep pressure. We show that, in Drosophila melanogaster males, sleep pressure after sleep deprivation can be counteracted by raising their sexual arousal, either by engaging the flies with prolonged courtship activity or merely by exposing them to female pheromones.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummere27445
TidsskrifteLife
Vol/bind6
ISSN2050-084X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 12 sep. 2017

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