title: Effects of sleep deprivation and aging on long-term and remote memory in mice.
abstract: Sleep deprivation (SD) following hippocampus-dependent learning in young mice impairs memory when tested the following day. Here, we examined the effects of SD on remote memory in both young and aged mice. In young mice, we found that memory is still impaired 1 mo after training. SD also impaired memory in aged mice 1 d after training, but, by a month after training, sleep-deprived and control aged animals performed similarly, primarily due to remote memory decay in the control aged animals. Gene expression analysis supported the finding that SD has similar effects on the hippocampus in young and aged mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Vecsey
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khatib
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA abele@sas.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abel
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D015870:Gene Expression; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D057567:Memory, Long-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors