Memory stabilization with targeted reactivation during human slow-wave sleep

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 109; no. 26; pp. 10575 - 10580
• Main Authors: van Dongen, Eelco V, Takashima, Atsuko, Barth, Markus, Zapp, Jascha, Schad, Lothar R, Paller, Ken A, Fernández, Guillén
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 26.06.2012; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: Behavioral neuroscience; Biological Sciences; Brain; Case-Control Studies; cerebellum; Connectivity; correlation; cortex; Hippocampus; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Memory; Memory recall; Mnemonics; Neurosciences; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Sleep; Temporal lobe; Thalamus

It is believed that neural representations of recent experiences become reactivated during sleep, and that this process serves to stabilize associated memories in long-term memory. Here, we initiated this reactivation process for specific memories during slow-wave sleep. Participants studied 50 obje...