A growing body of literature suggests that sleep plays a critical role in emotional processing.
This review aims at synthesizing current evidence on the role of sleep and sleep loss in the …

Targeted memory reactivation (TMR) is a methodology employed to manipulate memory
processing during sleep. TMR studies have great potential to advance understanding of …

How are brief encounters transformed into lasting memories? Previous research has
established the role of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, along with its …

The memories that we retain can serve many functions. They guide our future actions, form a
scaffold for constructing the self, and continue to shape both the self and the way we …

While non-REM (NREM) sleep has been strongly implicated in the reactivation and
consolidation of memory traces, the role of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep remains …

Sleep problems are common and prospectively predict escalating anxiety symptoms.
Precision is needed regarding the nature of sleep disruption, and how and when sleep …

Reactivating memories during sleep by re-exposure to associated memory cues (eg, odors
or sounds) improves memory consolidation. Here, we tested for the first time whether verbal …

Sleep has been found to have a beneficial effect on memory consolidation. It has
furthermore frequently been suggested that sleep does not strengthen all memories equally …

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is considered to preferentially reprocess emotionally
arousing memories. We tested this hypothesis by cueing emotional vs. neutral memories …

Post-learning sleep contributes to memory consolidation. Yet it remains contentious whether
sleep affords opportunities to modify or update emotional memories, particularly when …