Sleep deprivation disrupts brain regions that prevent unwanted memories

Sleep problems play an important role in the onset and maintenance of many mental health problems, but the reason for this link is elusive.

Functional neuroimaging was used to reveal for the first time that deficits in memory control after sleep deprivation are related to difficulties in engaging brain regions that support the inhibition of memory retrieval, and that the overnight rejuvenation of these brain regions is associated with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.

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University of East Anglia

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