Sleep Deprivation During Memory Consolidation, but Not Before Memory Retrieval, Widens Threat Generalization to New Stimuli

Past aversive experiences shape our ability to deal with future dangers, through the encoding of implicit and explicit memory traces and through the ability to generalize defensive reactions to new stimuli resembling learned threats. Numerous evidence demonstrate that sleep is important for the cons...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Eugenio Manassero, Alessandra Giordano, Erika Raimondo, Alessandro Cicolin, Benedetto Sacchetti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Subjects:	threat generalization sleep deprivation consolidation retrieval threat memory
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.902925/full