Sleep may be important in regulating emotional responses
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 03:28
in Psychology & Sociology
According to a research that will be presented today at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, sleep selectively preservers memories that are emotionally salient and relevant to future goals when sleep follows soon after learning. Effects persist for as long as four months after the memory is created...
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