Israeli, US researchers present proof that brain strengthens memories during sleep
The team study showed for the first time that long-lasting memories are consolidated in the human brain through communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex during sleep.
A conceptual illustration of the passage of memories from the hippocampus to the cerebral cortex during the night. Cover illustration by Osnat Feitelson. (photo credit: Courtesy of Tel Aviv University)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHUpdated:
