Hi Dr. van Swinderen, I'm a neuroscience student studying Drosophila as well. I've read a few of your papers previously and found your work extremely interesting! My field is Alzheimer's research, so I'm curious what you think about the connection between sleep and Abeta clearance. Do you think the primary function of sleep is to clear away Abeta and other toxins from the brain? Or is it serving other roles in memory consolidation that are independent of toxin clearance?
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Hi Dr. van Swinderen, I'm a neuroscience student studying Drosophila as well. I've read a few of your papers previously and found your work extremely interesting! My field is Alzheimer's research, so I'm curious what you think about the connection between sleep and Abeta clearance. Do you think the primary function of sleep is to clear away Abeta and other toxins from the brain? Or is it serving other roles in memory consolidation that are independent of toxin clearance?
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