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"Coordinated memory replay in the visual cortex and hippocampus during sleep"

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This entry was posted on 12/19/2006 10:46 AM and is filed under Neuroscience.

It's the title of an article forthcoming in Nature Neuroscience.  As yesterday's NYT article says, this is big news.  The authors appear to have recorded the non-REM-sleep-induced dialogue between cortex and hippocampus by which long term memories are consolidated.

 

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    • 12/20/2006 2:02 PM Esteban wrote:
      Hi,

      Which are the practical meanings of this investigation in relation to our memory? does our memory work better during rem-sleep?

      You are invited to my philosophy blog!
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