Eneuro: brain circuit that helps memory produce during sleep

November 8, 2019 / BIOON / -- recently, neuroscientists from the University of Alberta have discovered a new mechanism that can help people build memory during deep sleep The study centers on the role of the commissural nucleus, which connects two other brain structures responsible for memory production - the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus - and may coordinate their activities during slow wave sleep (image source: www Pixabay Com) bradon Hauer, Ph.D student and lead author of the study, explained: "the slow wave in sleep is beneficial to the generation of our personal experience related memory, which is probably due to the coordinated activities of prefrontal cortex and hippocampus We find that the conjunction core is responsible for coordinating the synchronous slow waves between the two structures This means that the structure may play a crucial role in the integration of sleep dependent events " Slow wave sleep is the deepest stage of sleep, during which the brain oscillates at a very slow frequency, which is crucial for muscle and brain recovery In addition, studies have shown its role in memory consolidation "Before this study, we didn't know what structure was responsible for connecting the prefrontal cortex to the hippocampus." Clay Dickson, Professor of psychology and Silvia pagliardini, associate professor of psychology, the study's author, added: "this poorly studied and relatively unknown brain region may play an important role in the formation of long-term memory during sleep So if we doze off while we're working hard, it might be a good thing, because synuclear will transform what we've learned into a more permanent memory " Source of information: circuit responsible for building memories during sleep original source: randon E Hauer, Silvia pagliardini, Clayton T Dickson The reuniens nucleus of the thalamus has an essential role in coordinating slow wave activity between neocortex and hippocampus Eneuro, 2019; 6 (5): euro.0365-19.2019 doi: 10.1523/euro.0365-19.2019