Memory Processing: The Critical Role of Neuronal Replay during Sleep

Patterns of neuronal activity present during learning in the hippocampus are replayed during sleep. A new study highlights the functional importance of this neurophysiological phenomenon by showing that neuronal replay is critical for memory processing over a night of sleep.

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Published in:Current biology 2013-09, Vol.23 (18), p.R836-R838
Main Authors: Breton, Jocelyn, Robertson, Edwin M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
hippocampus
Hippocampus - physiology
Humans
memory
Memory - physiology
sleep
Sleep - physiology
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Summary:Patterns of neuronal activity present during learning in the hippocampus are replayed during sleep. A new study highlights the functional importance of this neurophysiological phenomenon by showing that neuronal replay is critical for memory processing over a night of sleep.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.068