The Influence of Sleep on the Consolidation of Positive Emotional Memories: Preliminary Evidence

Studies have not only shown that a period of sleep following learning offers greater benefits to later memory than a period of wakefulness, but also that sleep actively promotes those components of memories that are emotionally salient. However, sleep's role in emotional memory consolidation ha...

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Main Authors: Alexis M. Chambers, Jessica D. Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2014-05-01
Series:AIMS Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/neuroscience/article/109/fulltext.html