Young Neurons Tickle Memory during REM Sleep
Résumé
Memory formation is a dynamic process and sleep is part of it. Consolidation of memories relies on finely orchestrated brain activities occurring during the post-learning sleep period. In this issue of Neuron, Kumar and colleagues provide evidence that the activity of adult-born hippocampal neurons, during REM sleep, is critical for the consolidation of episodic memory.
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Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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