Tsukuba, Japan—Researchers at the Tsukuba University in Japan report that memories acquired while awake are stored in a more permanent form (called memory consolidation) during the REM stage of sleep, ...
Memory is not a recording device. It doesn't play back events like a video camera would. Instead, it's a remarkably active, ...
Researchers at Tsukuba University in Japan report that memories acquired while awake are stored in a more permanent form (called memory consolidation) during the REM stage of sleep, and that this ...
A new study reveals that while we sleep, our brains quietly sort through the day’s experiences, keeping what we intend to remember and letting emotion-driven moments drift away. Study: Top-down ...
Xinyue Chen is in her sixth year as a PhD student in Shawn Liu’s lab and Yueqing Peng’s lab at Columbia University (NY, USA). Xinyue presented her thesis project on the role of methylation in memory ...
A gene that plays a key role in regulating how bodies change across the 24-hour day also influences memory formation, allowing mice to consolidate memories better during the day than at night.