Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001):

Sleep on it: cortical reorganization after-the-fact.

Full Abstract

Sleep can facilitate memory formation, but its role in cortical plasticity is poorly understood. A recent study found that sleep, following monocular deprivation (MD), facilitated cortical changes in ocular dominance. The magnitude of plasticity was similar to that observed after continued MD, and larger than that seen after sleep deprivation in darkness, suggesting that sleep per se enables mechanisms of cortical plasticity. Experience-dependent plasticity during sleep could be part of a more global process of memory consolidation.

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Author information

Author/s: Hoffman, Kari L (KL); McNaughton, Bruce L (BL);

Affiliation: ARL Division of Neural Systems, Memory and Aging, University of Arizona, 384 Life Sciences North, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA. kari(-atsign-)nsma.arizona.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review

Journal: Trends in neurosciences (Trends Neurosci), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jan; vol 25 (issue 1) : pp 1-2

Dates: Created 2002/01/21; Completed 2002/02/27; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 11801320, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals Cats Cerebral Cortex - cytology; growth & development; physiology Humans Memory - physiology

Neuronal Plasticity - physiology Neurons - cytology; physiology Sensory Deprivation - physiology Sleep - physiology Visual Perception - physiology

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