Natural sleep, but not propofol-induced anesthesia preserves spatial and procedural memory consolidation
Eva‐Maria Kurz, Annika Hanert, Axel Fudickar, Maike Dittmar, Fee Hoppe, Julius Rave, Sarah Philippen, Frederik D. Weber, Robby Schoenfeld, Svenja Brodt, Jan Born A, Thorsten Bartsch
This study compares memory consolidation during natural sleep and propofol-induced anesthesia, finding that sleep preserves memory while anesthesia impairs it, likely due to disrupted spindle coupling during slow oscillations.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience