Sleep-related hippocampo-cortical interplay during emotional memory recollection.

Emotional events are usually better remembered than neutral ones. This effect is mediated in part by a modulation of the hippocampus by the amygdala. Sleep plays a role in the consolidation of declarative memory. We examined the impact of sleep and lack of sleep on the consolidation of emotional (ne...

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Main Authors: Virginie Sterpenich, Geneviève Albouy, Mélanie Boly, Gilles Vandewalle, Annabelle Darsaud, Evelyne Balteau, Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Martin Desseilles, Arnaud D'Argembeau, Steffen Gais, Géraldine Rauchs, Manuel Schabus, Christian Degueldre, André Luxen, Fabienne Collette, Pierre Maquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050282