It is commonly accepted that brain plasticity occurs in wakefulness and sleep. However, how
these different brain states work in concert to create long-lasting changes in brain circuitry is …

Research findings over the past two decades have supported a link between sleep states
and synaptic plasticity. Numerous mechanistic hypotheses have been put forth to explain …

Sleep is thought to be involved in the regulation of synaptic plasticity in two ways: by
enhancing local plastic processes underlying the consolidation of specific memories and by …

Sleep is a fundamental and evolutionarily conserved aspect of animal life. Recent studies
have shed light on the role of sleep in synaptic plasticity. Demonstrations of memory replay …

Sleep is widely believed to play an essential role in synaptic plasticity. However, the precise
mechanisms governing this presumptive function are largely unknown. There is also …

Sleep has been ascribed a critical role in cognitive functioning. Several lines of evidence
implicate sleep in the consolidation of synaptic plasticity and long-term memory. Stress …

Sleep requires that we disconnect from the environment, losing the ability to promptly
respond to stimuli. There must be at least one essential function that justifies why we take …

While there is ample agreement that the cognitive role of sleep is explained by sleep-
dependent synaptic changes, consensus is yet to be established as to the nature of these …

Sleep is universal, tightly regulated, and its loss impairs cognition. But why does the brain
need to disconnect from the environment for hours every day? The synaptic homeostasis …

Despite the ubiquity of sleep across phylogeny, its function remains elusive. In this review,
we consider one compelling candidate: brain plasticity associated with memory processing …