海马中的神经元,抑制被称作θ(theta)波的脑信号模式,后者被认为与学习和记忆有关。在不干扰小鼠睡眠的情况下,研究人员显示,在REM睡眠时抑制theta波能阻止小鼠形成前后关系记忆(如对新鲜有趣物体位置的记忆)和情绪记忆(如与足部受到轻微电击相关的恐惧记忆)。然而,在REM睡眠期之外对相同的脑波进行干扰则对记忆没有影响。Bernat Kocsis在一则相关的《视角》文章中对这些结果进行了讨论。
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Article #11: "Causal evidence for the role of REM sleep theta rhythm in contextual memory consolidation," by R. Boyce; S.D. Glasgow; S. Williams; A. Adamantidis at McGill University in Montréal, QC, Canada; A. Adamantidis at Inselspital University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland; A. Adamantidis at University of Bern in Bern, Switzerland .
Article #4: "REMembering what you learned," by B. Kocsis at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.