The formation of memory and extraction of knowledge from it is the basis of intelligence. It is
believed that, during slow-wave sleep, the brain reorganizes its connectivity matrix so as to …

Recent research has shown compellingly that sleep supports the consolidation of
declarative memories for events and facts. During consolidation, memories are stabilized …

Episodic and spatial memories each involve the encoding of complex associations in
hippocampal neuronal circuits. Such memory traces could be stabilised from short-to long …

Although long-term memory consolidation is supported by sleep, it is unclear how it differs
from that during wakefulness. Our review, focusing on recent advances in the field, identifies …

Accumulating evidence suggests that sleep is important for plasticity and memory
consolidation (Maquet, 2001; Walker and Stickgold, 2004; Datta and Maclean, 2007; …

Reactivation of long-term memories enables experience-dependent strengthening,
weakening, or updating of memory traces. Although coupling of hippocampal and cortical …

The consolidation of declarative memories is believed to occur mostly during sleep and
involves a dialogue between two brain regions, the hippocampus and the medial prefrontal …

Memory consolidation is thought to involve a hippocampo-cortical dialog during sleep to
stabilize labile memory traces for long-term storage. However, direct evidence supporting …

Hippocampal replay during sharp-wave ripple events (SWRs) is thought to drive memory
consolidation in hippocampal and cortical circuits. Changes in neocortical activity can …

According to a two-stage memory consolidation model, during waking theta states, afferent
activity from the neocortex to the hippocampus induces transient synaptic modification in the …