Total Sleep (min)
Cumulative quiescence exceeding the 5-minute immobility threshold per Drosophila sleep convention, reported per 12-hour phase
ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis
Drosophila Sleep Analysis
Automated sleep/wake quantification using the Drosophila quiescence model.
DrosophilaSleep / CircadianAuto Export
ConductVision / Drosophila Sleep Analysis
Recording / Trial 3fly tracked
Total Sleep680min
Bout Length24min
Latency12min
Key Parameters
Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.
Sleep Bout Duration
Average length of individual consolidated sleep episodes, distinguishing short naps from deep rest periods
Sleep Latency
Time from lights-off to the first qualifying sleep bout, a sensitive measure of sleep drive and homeostatic pressure
Waking Activity
Mean locomotor activity level during non-sleep periods, normalizing for baseline motor differences between genotypes
Daytime vs Nighttime Sleep
Ratio of light-phase to dark-phase sleep, revealing circadian gating of sleep propensity and siesta behavior
Brief Awakenings
Short activity interruptions (< 5 min) within sleep episodes, quantifying sleep fragmentation and consolidation
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Sleep Bout Number
Total count of discrete sleep episodes per phase, inversely correlated with sleep consolidation and depth
Sleep Rebound
Increase in total sleep following mechanical sleep deprivation, measuring homeostatic sleep drive intensity
Longest Bout Duration
Maximum single sleep episode length within each phase, a marker of consolidated sleep quality
Activity Onset Timing
Clock time of first sustained locomotor bout after lights-on, indexing circadian wake-promoting signal strength
What is Drosophila Sleep Analysis?
Drosophila sleep is defined as 5+ minutes of behavioral quiescence and shares molecular, electrophysiological, and pharmacological features with mammalian sleep. Flies are a leading genetic model for sleep research, with hundreds of sleep-affecting genes identified through forward and reverse genetic screens.
ConductVision provides continuous video-based sleep monitoring, defining sleep using configurable quiescence thresholds. The software outputs total sleep, bout architecture, latency, and day/night distribution — replacing or complementing traditional DAM beam-break systems with richer behavioral data.
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