A Good Night’s Sleep Could Improve Long-term Memory, UK

Scientists from the Medical Research Council’s Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit (ANU) at the University of Oxford have discovered evidence that sleep is important for the stabilisation of memory. In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, Dr Jozsef Csicsvari and colleagues describe how memory traces of the latest waking experiences could be reactivated during sleep, helping the formation of long-lasting memories.

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Filed under: Sleep / Sleep Disorders on January 29th, 2008