Sleep may help clear the brain for new learning
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 13:07
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 evidence that sleep, already recognised as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning...
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