Sleep reorganizes neural patterns in a way that helps memories take hold and prepares the brain for new information.

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Researchers from ISTA discovered that sleep helps solidify spatial memories by reorganizing neuronal patterns. During non-REM ...

A good night's sleep helps us remember recently learned information, "engraving" our memories. This is also true for animals, ...

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Learn about our Editorial Policies. The researchers genetically altered rats to produce 50 percent of the normal amount of BDNF, and using electrodes implanted in the animals’ brains, compared their ...