Sleep May Help Clear the Brain for New Learning

Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 13:35 in Psychology & Sociology

A new theory about sleep's benefits for the brain gets a boost from fruit flies in this week's Science. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that sleep, already recognized as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning.

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