'Nested sequences': An indispensable mechanism for forming memories
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - 19:40
in Biology & Nature
A research team has just lifted part of the veil surrounding brain activity during sleep. Though we know that some neurons are reactivated then to consolidate our memories, we did not know how these cells could ''remember'' which order to turn on in. The researchers have discovered that reactivating neurons during sleep relies on activation that occurs during the day: ''nested'' theta sequences.