Nocturnal Mnemonics: Sleep and Hippocampal Memory Processing

As critical as waking brain function is to learning and memory, an established literature now describes an equally important yet complementary role for sleep in information processing. This overview examines the specific contribution of sleep to human hippocampal memory processing; both the detrimen...

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Main Authors: Jared M. Saletin, Matthew P. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00059/full