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REM sleep is not committed to memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2001

Robert P. Vertes  and
Kathleen E. Eastman
Robert P. Vertes
Affiliation:
Center for Complex Systems, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 [email protected]
Kathleen E. Eastman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 [email protected]
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Abstract

We believe that this has been a constructive debate on the topic of memory consolidation and REM sleep. It was a lively and spirited exchange – the essence of science. A number of issues were discussed including: the pedestal technique, stress, and early REMD work in animals; REM windows; the processing of declarative versus procedural memory in REM in humans; a mnemonic function for theta rhythm in waking but not in REM sleep; the lack of cognitive deficits in patients on antidepressant drugs that suppress or eliminate REM sleep; the disposition of conscious (dreams) and nonconscious material of REM sleep; and finally our theory of REM sleep. Although our position was strongly challenged, we still hold that REM sleep serves no role in the processing and consolidation of memory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 6 , December 2000 , pp. 1057 - 1063
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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