Regulation of sleep homeostasis by sexual arousal

eLife

Quentin Geissmann¹  Alice S French¹  Giorgio F Gilestro¹  Esteban J Beckwith¹ 

[1] Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom;

关键词: sleep;    sex;    behaviour;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.27445

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In all animals, sleep pressure is under continuous tight regulation. It is universally accepted that this regulation arises from a two-process model, integrating both a circadian and a homeostatic controller. Here we explore the role of environmental social signals as a third, parallel controller of sleep homeostasis and sleep pressure. We show that, in Drosophila melanogaster males, sleep pressure after sleep deprivation can be counteracted by raising their sexual arousal, either by engaging the flies with prolonged courtship activity or merely by exposing them to female pheromones.

【 授权许可】

Unknown