Sleep regulation: The gut sets the threshold.

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.

authors

• Keene, Alex

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

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Current Biology  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Food
• Sleep

PubMed Central ID

• 37220738

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.014

start page

• R420

end page

• R423

volume

• 33

issue

• 10

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.014