Rapid eye movement sleep: Keystone of memory formation
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 17:20
in Psychology & Sociology
For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – the phase where dreams appear – is directly involved in memory formation. Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (McGill University) and the University of Bern provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play […]