Episodic memory reflects the ability to recollect the temporal and spatial context of past
experiences. Episodic memories depend on the hippocampus but have been proposed to …

After experiences are encoded into memory, post-encoding reactivation mechanisms have
been proposed to mediate long-term memory stabilization and transformation. Spontaneous …

Abstract Short-term memory (STM), the limited information temporarily in a state of
heightened accessibility, includes just-presented events and recently retrieved information …

People spend approximately half of their waking hours in a so-called offline state—
daydreaming, mind wandering or otherwise inattentive to their surroundings. These activities …

The stream of thought can flow freely, without much guidance from attention or cognitive
control. What determines what we think about from one moment to the next? Spontaneous …

Recent studies show that brief periods of rest after learning facilitate consolidation of new
memories. This effect is associated with memory-related brain activity during quiet rest and …

Background Tests sensitive to presymptomatic changes in Alzheimer's disease could be
valuable for clinical trials. Accelerated long-term forgetting—during which memory …

Numerous studies demonstrate that post-training sleep benefits human memory. At the
same time, emerging data suggest that other resting states may similarly facilitate …

This article provides a review of the effects of activation of muscarinic and nicotinic receptors
on the physiological properties of circuits in the hippocampal formation. Previous articles …

Sleep following learning facilitates the consolidation of memories. This effect has often been
attributed to sleep-specific factors, such as the presence of sleep spindles or slow waves in …