Abstract
Never go to sleep on an argument: an old wives' tale or a scientifically proven technique for controlling the memories you store? Recent findings show that sleep selectively enhances emotional memories, creating a long-lasting and potentially traumatic representation of distressing experiences. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | R179-R181 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- physiology: Emotions
- Humans
- physiology: Memory
- physiology: Retention (Psychology)
- physiology: Sleep
- physiology: Sleep, REM
- physiopathology: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic