... in other systems. In this study, we characterized sleep in mosquitoes using body posture analysis and behavioral correlates, and quantified the effect of sleep deprivation on sleep rebound, host landing and blood-feeding propensity. Body and appendage position metrics revealed a clear distinction between...

... Sleep deprivation Memory consolidation Invertebrate Mollusk University of Tübingen http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002345 European Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010663 AdG 883098 SleepBalance Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst http://dx.doi.org...

... to disease. Sleep deprivation tends to attenuate inflammatory responses triggered by infection or exposure to endotoxin, such as bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Previous studies have demonstrated that Siberian hamsters ( Phodopus sungorus ), photoperiodic rodents, attenuate LPS-induced fever, sickness...

... of different lengths did not lead to different rest times during the day or total sleep time during the night. Sleep deprivation before the forced navigation task did not alter learning and memory acquired during the task. However, sleep deprivation during the night after forced navigation learning reduced...