Whales and dolphins sleep by turning off one half of their brains at a time; scientists discover more about the genes and pathways that enable this phenomenon (IMAGE)

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Whales and dolphins sleep by turning off one half of their brains at a time; scientists discover more about the genes and pathways that enable this phenomenon

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Gene expression alterations in the glutamatergic, GABAergic, and cholinergic pathways of cetaceans may help to inhibit sleep and promote wakefulness.

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Yin et al., 2025, PLOS Genetics, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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