Université de Fribourg

Modulating influences of memory strength and sensitivity of the retrieval test on the detectability of the sleep consolidation effect

Schoch, Sarah F. ; Cordi, Maren J. ; Rasch, Björn

In: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2017, vol. 145, p. 181-189

Emotionality can increase recall probability of memories as emotional information is highly relevant for future adaptive behavior. It has been proposed that memory processes acting during sleep selectively promote the consolidation of emotional memories, so that neutral memories no longer profit from sleep consolidation after learning. This appears as a selective effect of sleep for emotional...