title: The tired hippocampus: the molecular impact of sleep deprivation on hippocampal function.
abstract: Memory consolidation, the process by which information is stored following training, consists of synaptic consolidation and systems consolidation. It is widely acknowledged that sleep deprivation has a profound effect on synaptic consolidation, particularly for memories that require the hippocampus. It is unclear, however, which of the many molecular changes associated with sleep deprivation directly contribute to memory deficits. In this review, we highlight recent studies showing that sleep deprivation impairs hippocampal cAMP and mTOR signaling, and ultimately causes spine loss in CA1 neurons in a cofilin-dependent fashion. Reversing these molecular alterations made memory consolidation resistant to the negative impact of sleep deprivation. Together, these studies have started to identify the molecular underpinnings by which sleep deprivation impairs synaptic consolidation.
authors.affiliation: Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.havekes@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Robbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Havekes
authors.affiliation: Iowa Neuroscience Institute and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: ted-abel@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abel
mesh_terms: D006624:Hippocampus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000503:physiopathology*