Results: Sleep Deprivation Using the Sleep Nullifying APparatus (SNAP)
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Sleep homeostasis, the increase in sleep following sleep loss, is a defining characteristic of sleep. Sleep deprivation and sleep restriction are thus powerful tools to study sleep regulation and function. This protocol efficiently sleep deprives
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Sleep deprivation is a powerful tool to investigate sleep function and regulation. We describe a protocol to sleep deprive Drosophila using the Sleep Nullifying Apparatus, and to determine the extent of rebound sleep induced by deprivation.