The role of sleep in memory consolidation and brain plasticity: Dream or reality?

Neuroscientist

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 477-488

  Frank, Marcos G ^a   Benington, Joel H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Memory; Sleep; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP;

BRAIN; DREAMS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SLEEP;

EID: 33750445295     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858406293552     Document Type: Review

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