Sleep. Sleep the beloved teacher?
Recent studies of humans and rats show that neuronal firing patterns initiated by prior sensory stimulation, and even learning, can occur during sleep. But what they tell us about the functions of sleep remains unclear.
Hobson
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Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston 02115.
Stickgold
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D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*