Sleep, Memory and Synaptic Plasticity

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jha, Sushil K. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jha, Vibha M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Human physiology.; Neurobiology.; Cell membranes .; Cell physiology.; Neuropsychology.; Human Physiology.; Membrane Biology.; Cell Physiology.

Over the years there has been growing interest among the scientific community in investigating sleep and how it affects the memory and other brain functions. It is now well established that sleep helps in memory consolidation and induction of neural plasticity, and that short-term deprivation of eit...

Table of Contents:

• The Memory Function of Sleep Across the Lifespan
• Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive Functions and Countermeasures
• Sleep Loss and Neuronal Stress
• The Role of Sleep in Homeostatic Regulation of Ionic Balances and Its Implication in Cognitive Functions
• Sleep and Brain Plasticity
• The Role of Sleep in Emotional Processing
• Sleep, Stress, and Traumatic Memory
• The Distinctive Role of NREM and REM sleep in the Consolidation of Fear Memory
• Sleep and Appetitive Conditioned Memory.