Memory processing: the critical role of neuronal replay during sleep

Jocelyn Breton; Edwin M Robertson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.068

Memory processing: the critical role of neuronal replay during sleep

Curr Biol. 2013 Sep 23;23(18):R836-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.068.

Authors

Jocelyn Breton¹, Edwin M Robertson

Affiliation

¹ Berenson-Allen Center for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

PMID: 24070442
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.068

Abstract

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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MeSH terms

Hippocampus / physiology*
Humans
Memory / physiology*
Sleep / physiology*