Reinforcing rhythms in the sleeping brain with a computerized metronome

Delphine Oudiette; Giovanni Santostasi; Ken A Paller

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2013.04.032

Reinforcing rhythms in the sleeping brain with a computerized metronome

Neuron. 2013 May 8;78(3):413-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.04.032.

Authors

Delphine Oudiette¹, Giovanni Santostasi, Ken A Paller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.

Abstract

Sleep has many inherent benefits, including an important role in memory consolidation. In this issue of Neuron, Ngo et al. (2013b) demonstrate that appropriately timed sounds delivered during sleep can invigorate electrophysiological oscillations conducive to memory stabilization.

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