REM sleep selectively prunes and maintains new synapses in development and learning
REM sleep selectively prunes and maintains new synapses in development and learning
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Li, Wei , Ma, Lei , Yang, Guang and Gan, Wen-Biao
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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English
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The function of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep remains unclear. By examining how REM sleep affects synapses in the mouse cortex, the authors show that REM sleep is fundamental to brain development, learning and memory consolidation by selectively pruning and maintaining newly formed synapses via dendritic calcium spike-dependent mechanisms.
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REM sleep selectively prunes and maintains new synapses in development and learning
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5535798
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5535798
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1097-6256
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1546-1726
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10.1038/nn.4479
