Emotional Memory: Selective Enhancement by Sleep

Philip Holland; Penelope A Lewis

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.033

Emotional Memory: Selective Enhancement by Sleep

Philip Holland
, Penelope A Lewis

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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
Pages (from-to)	R179-R181
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.033
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

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