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View article: Memory consolidation during sleep: a facilitator of new learning?
Memory consolidation during sleep: a facilitator of new learning? Open
Sleep plays a crucial role in consolidating recently acquired memories and preparing the brain for learning new ones, but the relationship between these two processes is currently unclear. According to the prominent Active Systems Consolid…
View article: No effects of predictability on word-meaning priming and incidental memory
No effects of predictability on word-meaning priming and incidental memory Open
Encountering a homonym in a sentential context that biases interpretation towards its subordinate meaning makes that meaning easier to access later. This word-meaning priming effect is not restricted to homonyms and may be supported by gen…
View article: No evidence for a targeted memory reactivation effect on word-meaning priming
No evidence for a targeted memory reactivation effect on word-meaning priming Open
The subordinate meaning of a homonym becomes temporarily more accessible after it is encountered, an effect termed word-meaning priming. Over the longer-term, word-meaning priming is better maintained across periods of sleep compared with …
View article: Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing
Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing Open
Sleep plays a crucial role in emotion processing, with sleep disruptions contributing to emotion dysregulation and increased risk of mental illness. This review examines the relationship between sleep and three key aspects of emotion proce…
View article: Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing
Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing Open
Sleep plays a crucial role in emotion processing, with sleep disruptions contributing to emotion dysregulation and increased risk of mental illness. This review examines the relationship between sleep and three key aspects of emotion proce…
View article: Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?
Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning? Open
Sleep supports memory consolidation and next-day learning. The Active Systems model of consolidation proposes that sleep facilitates a shift in the memory retrieval network from hippocampus to neocortex in service of long-term storage. Acc…
View article: No Evidence for a Targeted Memory Reactivation Effect on Word-Meaning Priming
No Evidence for a Targeted Memory Reactivation Effect on Word-Meaning Priming Open
The subordinate meaning of a homonym becomes temporarily more accessible after it is encountered, an effect termed word-meaning priming. Over the longer-term, word-meaning priming is better maintained across periods of sleep compared with …
View article: Swiped: A feasibility smartphone ban study measuring sleep, wellbeing and cognition in young adolescents
Swiped: A feasibility smartphone ban study measuring sleep, wellbeing and cognition in young adolescents Open
Introduction: The growing ubiquity of smartphones with around-the-clock access to social media has sparked concerns regarding their impacts on sleep, mental health, and cognition, particularly among young people. A rapid research response …
View article: Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing
Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing Open
Sleep plays a crucial role in emotion processing, with sleep disruptions contributing to emotion dysregulation and increased risk of mental illness. This review examines the relationship between sleep and three key aspects of emotion proce…
View article: Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing
Disentangling Sleep’s Role in Emotion Processing Open
Sleep plays a crucial role in emotion processing, with sleep disruptions contributing to emotion dysregulation and increased risk of mental illness. This review examines the relationship between sleep and three key aspects of emotion proce…
View article: No Evidence for a Targeted Memory Reactivation Effect on Word-Meaning Priming
No Evidence for a Targeted Memory Reactivation Effect on Word-Meaning Priming Open
The subordinate meaning of a homonym becomes temporarily more accessible after it is encountered, an effect termed word-meaning priming. Over the longer-term, word-meaning priming is better maintained across periods of sleep compared with …
View article: No effects of predictability on word-meaning priming and incidental memory
No effects of predictability on word-meaning priming and incidental memory Open
Encountering a homonym in a sentential context that biases interpretation towards its subordinate meaning makes that meaning easier to access later. This word-meaning priming effect is not restricted to homonyms and may be supported by gen…
View article: Theta oscillations dictate the evolution of memories across periods of sleep or wakefulness
Theta oscillations dictate the evolution of memories across periods of sleep or wakefulness Open
Every day, we are exposed to an enormity of information. But how does the brain select which experiences to strengthen into long-term memories? Using scalp electroencephalography in human participants, we find evidence that memories are ta…
View article: Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain
Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain Open
Sleep disturbances are associated with intrusive memories, but the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning this relationship are poorly understood. Here, we show that sleep deprivation disrupts prefrontal inhibition of memory retrieval, and…
View article: Emotional inertia is independently associated with cognitive emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality*
Emotional inertia is independently associated with cognitive emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality* Open
Emotional inertia (i.e. the tendency for emotions to persist over time) is robustly associated with lower wellbeing. Yet, we know little about the mechanisms underlying this relationship. Good quality sleep and frequent use of adaptive cog…
View article: Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?
Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning? Open
Sleep supports memory consolidation and next-day learning. The Active Systems model of consolidation proposes that sleep facilitates a shift in the memory retrieval network from hippocampus to neocortex in service of long-term storage. Acc…
View article: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep
Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep Open
Memories are sometimes best forgotten, but how do our brains weaken unwanted details of the past? We propose a theoretical framework in which memory reactivation during sleep supports adaptive forgetting. This mnemonic rebalancing underpin…
View article: Delineating memory reactivation in sleep with verbal and non-verbal retrieval cues
Delineating memory reactivation in sleep with verbal and non-verbal retrieval cues Open
Sleep supports memory consolidation via the reactivation of newly formed memory traces. One way to investigate memory reactivation in sleep is by exposing the sleeping brain to auditory retrieval cues; a paradigm known as targeted memory r…
View article: Emotional inertia is independently associated with cognitive emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality
Emotional inertia is independently associated with cognitive emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality Open
Emotional inertia (i.e., the tendency for emotions to persist over time) is robustly associated with lower wellbeing. Yet, we know little about the mechanisms underlying this relationship. Good quality sleep and frequent use of adaptive co…
View article: Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation in Human Non-rapid Eye Movement Sleep
Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation in Human Non-rapid Eye Movement Sleep Open
Purpose of Review Pioneering work in rodents has shown that the reactivation of recently acquired memories during sleep is a key mechanism underlying the beneficial effect of sleep on memory consolidation. In this review, we consider recen…
View article: Dreaming Characteristics in Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnia and Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder: Similarities and Differences
Dreaming Characteristics in Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnia and Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder: Similarities and Differences Open
The findings of our exploratory study suggest that iRBD and NREMP patients may not only differ on what is recalled in their dreams but also, perhaps more strikingly, on how dreams are recalled. It is hoped that future SGA-led dream investi…
View article: Neural reactivation during human sleep
Neural reactivation during human sleep Open
Sleep promotes memory consolidation: the process by which newly acquired memories are stabilised, strengthened, and integrated into long-term storage. Pioneering research in rodents has revealed that memory reactivation in sleep is a prima…
View article: Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain
Memory control deficits in the sleep-deprived human brain Open
Summary Sleep disturbances are associated with intrusive memories, but the neurocognitive mechanisms underpinning this relationship are poorly understood. Here, we show that an absence of sleep disrupts prefrontal inhibition of memory retr…
View article: Neural reactivation during human sleep
Neural reactivation during human sleep Open
Sleep promotes memory consolidation: the process by which newly acquired memories are stabilised, strengthened, and integrated into long-term storage. Pioneering research in rodents has revealed that memory reactivation in sleep is a prima…
View article: Better late than never: sleep still supports memory consolidation after prolonged periods of wakefulness
Better late than never: sleep still supports memory consolidation after prolonged periods of wakefulness Open
While the benefits of sleep for associative memory are well established, it is unclear whether single-item memories profit from overnight consolidation to the same extent. We addressed this question in a preregistered, online study and als…
View article: The influence of emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality on depression and anxiety
The influence of emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality on depression and anxiety Open
Chronic stress is a major risk factor for a number of mental health disorders, including depression and pathological anxiety. Adaptive cognitive emotion regulation (CER) strategies (i.e. positively-focused thought processes) can help to pr…
View article: Electrophysiological mechanisms of memory consolidation in human non-rapid eye movement sleep
Electrophysiological mechanisms of memory consolidation in human non-rapid eye movement sleep Open
Purpose of the review: Pioneering work in rodents has shown that the reactivation of recently acquired memories during sleep is a key mechanism underlying the beneficial effect of sleep on memory consolidation. In this review, we consider …
View article: 0061 Background Context but not Sleep Facilitates Visual Episodic Memory for Objects
0061 Background Context but not Sleep Facilitates Visual Episodic Memory for Objects Open
Introduction Context serves as a retrieval aid and supports accurate recollection of elements within an episodic event. Associative links between elements of the episode can be weakened via decontextualization. Memory traces are considered…