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SUBMITTER: Gerstner JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3029266 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20110127 1
Sleep is thought to be important for memory consolidation, since sleep deprivation has been shown to interfere with memory processing. However, the effects of augmenting sleep on memory formation are not well known, and testing the role of sleep in memory enhancement has been limited to pharmacological and behavioral approaches. Here we test the effect of overexpressing the brain-type fatty acid binding protein (Fabp7) on sleep and long-term memory (LTM) formation in Drosophila melanogaster. Tra ...[more]