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Sleep, neural reuse, and memory consolidation processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2010

William Fishbein
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Sleep, The City College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10031. [email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com
Hiuyan Lau
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Sleep, The City College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10031. [email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com
Rafael DeJesús
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Sleep, The City College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10031. [email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com
Sara Elizabeth Alger
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Sleep, The City College and Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY 10031. [email protected]@[email protected]@gmail.com

Abstract

Neural reuse posits development of functional overlap in brain system circuits to accommodate complex evolutionary functions. Evolutionary adaptation evolved neural circuits that have been exploited for many uses. One such use is engaging cognitive processes in memory consolidation during the neurobiological states of sleep. Neural reuse, therefore, should not be limited to neural circuitry, but be extended to include sleep-state associated memory processes.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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