Emotional memory: selective enhancement by sleep.
Never go to sleep on an argument: an old wives' tale or a scientifically proven technique for controlling the memories you store? Recent findings show that sleep selectively enhances emotional memories, creating a long-lasting and potentially traumatic representation of distressing experiences.
Holland
Philip
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Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, Wirral CH49 5PE, UK.
Lewis
Penelope A
PA
D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D012153:Retention, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology