For the first time in older adults, an association between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration has been identified. They have found that the slow brain waves generated during the deep, restorative sleep we typically experience in youth play a key role in transporting memories from the hippocampus - which provides short-term storage for memories - to the prefrontal cortex's longer term "hard drive." However, in older adults, memories ...Monday 28 January 2013
Lack of Sleep can Cause Memory Decline
For the first time in older adults, an association between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration has been identified. They have found that the slow brain waves generated during the deep, restorative sleep we typically experience in youth play a key role in transporting memories from the hippocampus - which provides short-term storage for memories - to the prefrontal cortex's longer term "hard drive." However, in older adults, memories ...
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