The relationship between fasting-induced torpor, sleep, and wakefulness in laboratory mice.
Yi-Ge HuangSarah J FlahertyCarina A PothecaryRussell G FosterStuart N PeirsonVladyslav V VyazovskiyPublished in: Sleep (2021)
Our study highlights important similarities between EEG signatures of fasting-induced torpor in mice, daily torpor in Djungarian hamsters and hibernation in seasonally hibernating species. Future studies are necessary to clarify the effects on fasting-induced torpor on subsequent sleep.