Sleep deprivation handicaps the brain's ability to form new memories, mouse study shows
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 15:02
in Biology & Nature
Studying mice, scientists have fortified evidence that a key purpose of sleep is to recalibrate the brain cells responsible for learning and memory so the animals can 'solidify' lessons learned and use them when they awaken -- in the case of nocturnal mice, the next evening.