Time for the Sleep Community to Take a Critical Look at the Purported Role of Sleep in Memory Processing
SLEEPPublished 1 October 2005Open access
Robert P. Vertes, Jerome M. Siegel
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A wealth of data is presented refuting the proposal that memories are processed or consolidated in sleep, and the main arguments against a role for sleep in learning/memory are reviewed.
Abstract
We have previously presented a wealth of data refuting the proposal that memories are processed or consolidated in sleep. Our objections have been largely ignored, creating the impression that the hypothesized role for sleep in memory processing is an established fact rather than a highly controversial and unresolved issue. We briefly review the main arguments against a role for sleep in learning/memory.
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