Sharp wave ripples (SPW‐Rs) represent the most synchronous population pattern in the
mammalian brain. Their excitatory output affects a wide area of the cortex and several …

Sleep is universal, tightly regulated, and its loss impairs cognition. But why does the brain
need to disconnect from the environment for hours every day? The synaptic homeostasis …

During systems-level consolidation, mnemonic representations initially reliant on the
hippocampus are thought to migrate to neocortical sites for more permanent storage, with an …

Over more than a century of research has established the fact that sleep benefits the
retention of memory. In this review we aim to comprehensively cover the field of “sleep and …

Background: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing [EMDR] is an innovative,
evidence-based and effective psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]. As …

How are brief encounters transformed into lasting memories? Previous research has
established the role of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, along with its …

Sleep has been implicated in both memory consolidation and forgetting of experiences.
However, it is unclear what governs the balance between consolidation and forgetting. Here …

Sleep has been identified as a state that optimizes the consolidation of newly acquired
information in memory, depending on the specific conditions of learning and the timing of …

Abstract Systems consolidation—a process for long-term memory stabilization—has been
hypothesized to occur in two stages,,–. Whereas new memories require the hippocampus …

Clear associations of sleep, cognitive performance, and behavioral problems have been
demonstrated in meta-analyses of studies in adults. This meta-analysis is the first to …