title: Flies Sleep on It, or Fuhgeddaboudit!
abstract: Many studies in diverse organisms, including humans, have demonstrated a fundamental role for sleep in the formation of memories. A new study by Berry et al. indicates that, in fruit flies, sleep accomplishes this in part by preventing an active process of forgetting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: j.rihel@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rihel
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, London WC1H 0AP, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bendor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning; D008568:Memory; D023421:Models, Animal; D012890:Sleep