title: Dopamine: on the threshold of sleep.
abstract: A new study examining the neural circuitry regulating sleep in Drosophila has identified a pair of dopamine neurons that signal to the fan-shaped body to suppress sleep. These neurons are separate from the dopamine neurons that regulate motivation, memory, and feeding, suggesting that independent populations of dopamine neurons regulate distinct behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masek
authors.forename: Alex C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Keene
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D004298:Dopamine