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Operation of a homeostatic sleep switch
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19055Abstract
Sleep-promoting neurons in Drosophila are shown to switch between electrical activity and silence as a function of sleep need; the switch is operated by dopamine and involves the antagonistic regulation of two potassium channels.
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