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Fruitfly study identifies brain circuit that drives daily cycles of rest, activity
April 24, 2014 by NewsBot
Researchers describe a circuit in the brain of fruit flies that controls their daily, rhythmic behavior of rest and activity. They also found that the fly version of the human brain protein known as corticotrophin releasing factor is a major coordinating molecule in this circuit.
