Dopamine-gated memory selection during slow wave sleep
Hanna Isotalus, Will J. Carr, George G. Averill, Oliver Radtke, James Selwood, Rachel Williams, Elizabeth Ford, Liz McCullagh, James McErlane, Cian O’Donnell, Claire F. Durant, Ullrich Bartsch, Matthew W. Jones, Carlos Muñoz‐Neira, Alfie R. Wearn, , Elizabeth Jane Coulthard
This study investigates how dopamine affects memory consolidation during sleep, finding that it enhances forgetting of weak memories and increases slow wave sleep duration.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience