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Measuring Neural Mechanisms Underlying Sleep-Dependent Memory Consolidation During Naps in Early Childhood
Published on: October 2, 2019
Perinatal attention, memory and learning during sleep
Bridget Callaghan1, William P Fifer2
1Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University et à la Division of Developmental Neuroscience, New York State, Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, États-Unis.
Abstract:
The perinatal brain is well equipped to react to the environment during sleep. Several lines of research in animals and humans prior to and immediately after birth have documented the capability to respond, to process and remember patterns of stimulation. In this article, we will summarize recent findings as well as previous work documenting the memory and learning capacities of the developing brain during sleep and wake states. The role of these sleep state dependent processes may play in the ability to adapt to the postnatal environment will be discussed.
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