title: Development: better sleep on it, children.
abstract: A new study has identified a neural circuit that is responsible for increasing sleep in young fruit flies. Reduced dopamine signaling to the fan-shaped body during early life promotes sleep and is critical for proper brain development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA. Electronic address: alexckeene@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alex C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Keene
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059290:Dopaminergic Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012890:Sleep