The use of rodent models to better characterize the relationship among epilepsy, sleep, and memory

• Published in: Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 525 - 536
• Main Authors: Merten, John E., Villarrubia, Sadie A., Holly, Kevin S., Kemp, Aaron S., Kumler, Allison C., Larson‐Prior, Linda J., Murray, Teresa A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Activity patterns; Animal models; Animals; Convulsions & seizures; EEG; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Humans; memory; Memory Consolidation; NREM sleep; Rodentia; Seizures; Sleep; Sleep - physiology; sleep spindles; Thalamus; epilepsy; sleep; sleep spindles; memory

Epilepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, is known to be associated with impaired sleep and memory. Although the specific mechanisms underlying these impairments are uncertain, the known role of sleep in memory consolidation suggests a potential relationship may exist be...