title: Sleep to Remember.
abstract: Scientific investigation into the possible role of sleep in memory consolidation began with the early studies of Jenkins and Dallenbach (1924). Despite nearly a century of investigation with a waxing and waning of interest, the role of sleep in memory processing remains controversial and elusive. This review provides the historical background for current views and considers the relative contribution of two sleep states, rapid eye movement sleep and slow-wave sleep, to offline memory processing. The sequential hypothesis, until now largely ignored, is discussed, and recent literature supporting this view is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, College de France, 75005 Paris, France, Susan.sara@college-de-france.fr.|Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 7241, 75005 Paris, France.|Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1050, 75005 Paris, France, and.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Medical School, New York, New York 10016.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D058256:Brain Waves / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D000069077:Memory Consolidation / Q000502:physiology*; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: REM sleep; locus coeruleus; memory; noradrenaline; replay; slow-wave sleep