期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 41, 期 18, 页码 4088-4099出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0818-20.2021
关键词
memory; memory consolidation; memory strength; sleep; sleep spindles; slow oscillations
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R01-MH48832]
- National Science Foundation [BCS2001025]
This study reveals the importance of sleep in memory consolidation, with initial memory strength playing a crucial role in determining which memories are consolidated during sleep. Furthermore, sleep spindles appear to facilitate memory consolidation based on memory strength, with weak memories benefiting the most from the presence of fast sleep spindles during non-rapid eye movement sleep.
Sleep has been shown to be critical for memory consolidation, with some research suggesting that certain memories are prioritized for consolidation. Initial strength of a memory appears to be an important boundary condition in determining which memories are consolidated during sleep. However, the role of consolidation-mediating oscillations, such as sleep spindles and slow oscillations, in this preferential consolidation has not been explored. Here, 54 human participants (76% female) studied pairs of words to three distinct encoding strengths, with recall being tested immediately following learning and again 6 h later. Thirty-six had a 2 h nap opportunity following learning, while the remaining 18 remained awake throughout. Results showed that, across 6 h awake, weakly encoded memories deteriorated the fastest. In the nap group, however, this effect was attenuated, with forgetting rates equivalent across encoding strengths. Within the nap group, consolidation of weakly encoded items was associated with fast sleep spindle density during non-rapid eye movement sleep. Moreover, sleep spindles that were coupled to slow oscillations predicted the consolidation of weak memories independently of uncoupled sleep spindles. These relationships were unique to weakly encoded items, with spindles not correlating with memory for intermediate or strong items. This suggests that sleep spindles facilitate memory consolidation, guided in part by memory strength. Key words: memory; memory consolidation; memory strength; sleep; sleep spindles; slow oscillations
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