The Evolution of Sleep Loss in Mexican Cavefish

Written By Drew Matthews

We identified the evolution of sleep loss in Mexican cavefish.  We have been developing this system over the past 10 years to identify novel sleep genes, and understand why sleep varies throughout the animal kingdom.  We are also developing transgenic tools to image brain activity and manipulate neural function in this emergent genetic model system.

Drew Matthews thematthewsgroup.com
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