The function of the sleep spindle: a physiological index of intelligence and a mechanism for sleep-dependent memory consolidation.

Volume: 35, Issue: 5, Pages: 1154 - 1165
Published: Apr 1, 2011
Abstract
Until recently, the electrophysiological mechanisms involved in strengthening new memories into a more permanent form during sleep have been largely unknown. The sleep spindle is an event in the electroencephalogram (EEG) characterizing Stage 2 sleep. Sleep spindles may reflect, at the electrophysiological level, an ideal mechanism for inducing long-term synaptic changes in the neocortex. Recent evidence suggests the spindle is highly correlated...
Paper Details
Title
The function of the sleep spindle: a physiological index of intelligence and a mechanism for sleep-dependent memory consolidation.
Published Date
Apr 1, 2011
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
1154 - 1165
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