Sharp wave ripples (SPW‐Rs) represent the most synchronous population pattern in the
mammalian brain. Their excitatory output affects a wide area of the cortex and several …

Memory consolidation refers to the transformation over time of experience-dependent
internal representations and their neurobiological underpinnings. The process is assumed …

Sleep exerts many effects on mammalian forebrain networks, including homeostatic effects
on both synaptic strengths and firing rates. We used large-scale recordings to examine the …

How sleep influences brain plasticity is not known. In particular, why certain
electroencephalographic (EEG) rhythms are linked to memory consolidation is poorly …

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 …

Spindles are ubiquitous oscillations during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. A
growing body of evidence points to a possible link with learning and memory, and the …

Sleep is a highly conserved phenomenon in endotherms, and therefore it must serve at least
one basic function across this wide range of species. What that function is remains one of …

Dimethyltryptamines are entheogenic serotonin-like molecules present in traditional
Amerindian medicine recently associated with cognitive gains, antidepressant effects, and …

The storage of information in the mammalian nervous systems is dependent on a delicate
balance between change and stability of neuronal networks. The induction and …

The reduced sleep duration previously observed in Camk2b knockout mice revealed a role
for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) β as a sleep-promoting kinase …