To overwinter, animals must detect constant cold temperatures before adapting their behavior accordingly. A new study in Drosophila describes a circuit mechanism - from sensory neurons to higher brain centers - that encodes and relays persistent, absolute cold stimuli to modulate sleep. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Renny Ng, Chih-Ying Su. Neuroscience: Sensing Absolute Cold. Current biology : CB. 2020 Jul 20;30(14):R809-R811
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