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Thursday 13 June 2013

Sleep mechanism identified that plays role in emotional memory

Sleep mechanism identified that plays role in emotional memory

Mednick and UC San Diego psychologists Erik J. Kaestner and John T. Wixted determined that a sleep feature known as sleep spindles -- bursts of brain activity that last for a second or less during a specific stage of sleep -- are important for emotional memory.

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