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Sleep function and synaptic homeostasis.

Giulio Tononi, +1 more
- 01 Feb 2006 - 
- Vol. 10, Iss: 1, pp 49-62
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This paper reviews a novel hypothesis about the functions of slow wave sleep-the synaptic homeostasis hypothesis, which accounts for a large number of experimental facts, makes several specific predictions, and has implications for both sleep and mood disorders.
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This article is published in Sleep Medicine Reviews.The article was published on 2006-02-01. It has received 1864 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Synaptic scaling & Sleep and memory.

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The Role of Memory Reactivation during Wakefulness and Sleep in Determining Which Memories Endure

TL;DR: It is proposed that memory consolidation depends on the covert reactivation of previously learned material both during sleep and wakefulness, and that covert reactivating is a major factor determining the selectivity of memory consolidation in these circumstances.
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Differential effects of non-REM and REM sleep on memory consolidation?

TL;DR: Several recent studies have related consolidation of procedural memories to SWS (or non-REM sleep)-dependent consolidation processes, and proposed future research questions to advance the understanding of the role of different sleep stages for memory consolidation.
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Separating the Contribution of Glucocorticoids and Wakefulness to the Molecular and Electrophysiological Correlates of Sleep Homeostasis

TL;DR: The study identified 78 transcripts that respond to sleep loss independent of corticosterone and time of day, among which genes involved in neuroprotection prominently feature, pointing to a molecular pathway directly relevant for sleep function.
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Rapid onset of antidepressant action: a new paradigm in the research and treatment of major depressive disorder.

TL;DR: This article reviews the published data related to different aspects of rapid improvement of depressive symptoms and investigates whether certain experimental treatments can produce antidepressant response in a much shorter period of time than existing medications.
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TL;DR: Findings in the human resemble those in rhesus monkeys, including overproduction of synaptic contacts in infancy, persistence of high levels of synaptic density to late childhood or adolescence, the absolute values of maximum and adult synaptic density, and layer specific differences.
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The Cumulative Cost of Additional Wakefulness: Dose-Response Effects on Neurobehavioral Functions and Sleep Physiology From Chronic Sleep Restriction and Total Sleep Deprivation

TL;DR: It appears that even relatively moderate sleep restriction can seriously impair waking neurobehavioral functions in healthy adults, and sleep debt is perhaps best understood as resulting in additional wakefulness that has a neurobiological "cost" which accumulates over time.
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Reactivation of hippocampal ensemble memories during sleep.

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