Sleep and memory: REM sleep targets new synapses

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 130 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.21 Author: Katherine Whalley To support neural circuit stability and memory function, new synapses must be selectively pruned or maintained. Li et al. used two-photon imaging of the dendritic spines of mouse primary motor cortex pyramidal neurons to demonstrate the role of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in
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