Local sleep and learning

Human sleep is a global state whose functions remain unclear. During much of sleep, cortical neurons undergo slow oscillations in membrane potential, which appear in electroencephalograms as slow wave activity (SWA) of

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Published in:Nature 2004-07, Vol.430 (6995), p.78-81
Main Authors: Tononi, Giulio, Huber, Reto, Felice Ghilardi, M, Massimini, Marcello
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity levels. Psychomotricity
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Brain - cytology
Brain - physiology
Electrophysiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Homeostasis - physiology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Learning
Learning - physiology
letter
Membrane Potentials - physiology
multidisciplinary
Neurology
Neuronal Plasticity - physiology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Rotation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sleep
Sleep - physiology
Synapses - physiology
Vigilance. Attention. Sleep
Wakefulness - physiology
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Summary:Human sleep is a global state whose functions remain unclear. During much of sleep, cortical neurons undergo slow oscillations in membrane potential, which appear in electroencephalograms as slow wave activity (SWA) of
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature02663