FeaturedNeuroscience·February 2, 2017·8 min readSleep Deprivation Handicaps Brain’s Ability to Form New MemoriesResearchers reveal that without sleep, memory consolidation may not occur sufficiently.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2019·3 min readSleep frees the hippocampus for new memory contentsA rapid memory system transition from the hippocampus to the posterior parietal cortex is stabilized as we sleep. Sleep and repeated rehearsal of memory jointly contribute to long-term memory consolidation.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 9, 2014·3 min readSleep is the Price the Brain Pays for LearningResearchers believe their synaptic homeostasis hypothesis of sleep challenges the theory that sleep strengthens brain connections.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2016·4 min readSleep Suppresses Brain RebalancingHomeostatic rebalancing occurs during times of wakefulness, and is suppressed during sleep, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2022·4 min readStudy Looks Inside the Brain During Sleep to Show How Memory Is StoredSounds presented during sleep associated with previously learned stimuli reactivated memory and improved memory storage.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2019·2 min readThe secret of autobiographical memory is in assembly of cellsThe size and shape of neural assemblies, and not the strength of signals processed by neurons or the order in which they fire, is the most critical element of recording episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 6, 2019·5 min readUnexpectedly, big wins improve two kinds of memoryUnexpected rewards boost memories of specific events. The findings may have implications for treating memory problems associated with depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 9, 2018·5 min readVisual Perceptual Skills Are Updated By Processes Similar to Memory ReconsolidationResearchers report our ability to identify and categorize visual information is an active process similar to memory stabilization.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2019·3 min readWhat makes memories stronger? Rat StudyHippocampal replay selectively enhances memory of highly rewarded locations in a familiar context.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2015·3 min readWhy All Nighters Don’t WorkResearchers link a single pair of neurons to sleep and memory consolidation in Drosophila.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·November 5, 2017·4 min readWhy Our Brains Need Sleep, and What Happens If We Don’t Get EnoughFrom consolidating memories to cleaning out toxins in the brain that accumulate during waking hours, researchers explore why sleep is so important and what happens when we don't get enough.Read More
