Sleep Spindles and Memory Reprocessing

TY - JOUR

T1 - Sleep Spindles and Memory Reprocessing

AU - Antony, James

AU - Schönauer, Monika

AU - Staresina, Bernhard

AU - Cairney, Scott Ashley

N1 - This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy.

PY - 2018/10/16

Y1 - 2018/10/16

N2 - We propose a framework for the memory function of spindle oscillations during sleep. In this framework, memories are reinstated by spindle events, and further reprocessed during subsequent spindle refractory periods. We posit that spindle refractoriness is crucial for protecting memory reprocessing from interference. We further argue that temporally-coordinated spindle refractory periods across local networks facilitate the consolidation of rich, multimodal representations, and that localized spindle refractoriness optimizes oscillatory interactions that support systems consolidation in the sleeping brain.

AB - We propose a framework for the memory function of spindle oscillations during sleep. In this framework, memories are reinstated by spindle events, and further reprocessed during subsequent spindle refractory periods. We posit that spindle refractoriness is crucial for protecting memory reprocessing from interference. We further argue that temporally-coordinated spindle refractory periods across local networks facilitate the consolidation of rich, multimodal representations, and that localized spindle refractoriness optimizes oscillatory interactions that support systems consolidation in the sleeping brain.

U2 - 10.1016/j.tins.2018.09.012

DO - 10.1016/j.tins.2018.09.012

M3 - Article

SN - 0166-2236

JO - Trends in neurosciences

JF - Trends in neurosciences

ER -