Boosting Slow Oscillations during Sleep to Improve Memory Function in Elderly People: A Review of the Literature
Sleep represents a crucial time window for the consolidation of memory traces. In this view, some brain rhythms play a pivotal role, first of all the sleep slow waves. In particular, the neocortical slow oscillations (SOs), in coordination with the hippocampal ripples and the thalamocortical spindle...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Brain Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/5/300 |