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Beyond acetylcholine: Next steps for sleep and memory research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2005

Jessica D. Payne*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Willoughby B. Britton*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Richard R. Bootzin*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Lynn Nadel*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721

Abstract

We consider Walker's thorough review in the context of thinking about future research on the relation between sleep and memory. We first address methodological issues including type of memory and sleep-stage dependency. We suggest a broader investigation of potential signaling molecules that may be critical to sleep-related consolidation. A brief review of the importance of the stress hormone cortisol illustrates this point.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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