Sleep regulation: The gut sets the threshold. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Sleep is regulated by many environmental factors including food availability and exposure to sensory stimuli. A recent study identifies a gut-brain axis that is activated by dietary proteins and inhibits sensory responsiveness, allowing animals to enter and maintain deep sleep.

published proceedings

  • Curr Biol

altmetric score

  • 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Brown, E. B., & Keene, A. C.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Brown, Elizabeth B||Keene, Alex C

publication date

  • May 2023