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Emotional memory: selective enhancement by sleep.
Holland P, Lewis PA
Curr Biol. 2007;17( 5):R179-81.
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Abstract
Never go to sleep on an argument: an old wives' tale or a scientifically proven technique for controlling the memories you store? Recent findings show that sleep selectively enhances emotional memories, creating a long-lasting and potentially traumatic representation of distressing experiences.
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Humans; physiology: Emotions; physiology: Memory; physiology: Retention (Psychology); physiology: Sleep; physiology: Sleep, REM; physiopathology: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic