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@article{citeulike:2758509, abstract = {While the functions of sleep remain largely unknown, one of the most exciting and contentious hypotheses is that sleep contributes importantly to memory. A large number of studies offer a substantive body of evidence supporting this role of sleep in what is becoming known as sleep-dependent memory processing. This review will provide evidence of sleep-dependent memory consolidation and sleep-dependent brain plasticity and is divided into five sections: (1) an overview of sleep stages, memory categories, and the distinct stages of memory development; (2) a review of the specific relationships between sleep and memory, both in humans and animals; (3) a survey of evidence describing sleep-dependent brain plasticity, including human brain imaging studies as well as animal studies of cellular neurophysiology and molecular biology. We close (4) with a consideration of unanswered questions as well as existing arguments against the role of sleep in learning and memory and (5) a concluding summary.}, address = {Center for Sleep and Cognition, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center E/FD 861, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. mwalker@hms.harvard.edu}, author = {Walker, M. P. and Stickgold, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {2758509}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2004.08.031}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15450165}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15450165}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WSS-4DF3JBV-D/1/088d52a918d723a2d0763a1ba68a65d5}, day = {30}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuron.2004.08.031}, issn = {0896-6273}, journal = {Neuron}, keywords = {consolidation, learning, moto-skill-review, motor, sleep}, month = {September}, number = {1}, pages = {121--133}, posted-at = {2009-03-31 23:23:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Sleep-dependent learning and memory consolidation.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2004.08.031}, volume = {44}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2758509 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2758509 N2 - While the functions of sleep remain largely unknown, one of the most exciting and contentious hypotheses is that sleep contributes importantly to memory. A large number of studies offer a substantive body of evidence supporting this role of sleep in what is becoming known as sleep-dependent memory processing. This review will provide evidence of sleep-dependent memory consolidation and sleep-dependent brain plasticity and is divided into five sections: (1) an overview of sleep stages, memory categories, and the distinct stages of memory development; (2) a review of the specific relationships between sleep and memory, both in humans and animals; (3) a survey of evidence describing sleep-dependent brain plasticity, including human brain imaging studies as well as animal studies of cellular neurophysiology and molecular biology. We close (4) with a consideration of unanswered questions as well as existing arguments against the role of sleep in learning and memory and (5) a concluding summary. IS - 1 JF - Neuron SN - 0896-6273 AD - Center for Sleep and Cognition, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center E/FD 861, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. mwalker@hms.harvard.edu EP - 133 TI - Sleep-dependent learning and memory consolidation. VL - 44 SP - 121 KW - consolidation KW - learning KW - moto-skill-review KW - motor KW - sleep AU - Walker, MP AU - Stickgold, R PY - 2004/09/30/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2004.08.031 ER -