Mutant neuropeptide S receptor reduces sleep duration with preserved memory consolidation

Authors: Lijuan Xing, Guangsen Shi, Yulia Mostovoy, Nicholas W. Gentry, Zenghua Fan, Thomas B. McMahon, Pui-Yan Kwok, Christopher R. Jones, Louis J. Ptáček, Ying-Hui Fu

Published: 2019-10-16

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax2014

Source: Full article

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Abstract

A human neuropeptide S receptor mutation renders mutant mice to be short sleepers with more resilience to memory deficits caused by sleep deprivation.