Sleep keeps memories fresh: Study finds neural patterns reorganize during sleep to boost recollection

A good night’s sleep helps us remember recently learned information, “engraving” our memories. This is also true for animals, as remembering, for example, the location of food resources is essential for their survival. Scientists can examine this role of sleep in the lab by training lab mice or rats about their environment using various memory tasks.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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