title: Memory Processing: Ripples in the Resting Brain.
abstract: Recent work has shown that, during sleep, a functional circuit is created amidst a general breakdown in connectivity following fast-frequency bursts of brain activity. The findings question the unconscious nature of deep sleep, and provide an explanation for its contribution to memory processing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK. Electronic address: edwin.robertson@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Edwin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008568:Memory; D012890:Sleep