Sleep to forget: active control of consolidation and forgetting by slow-wave sleep dynamics
Ryan Golden, Mingxiao Wei, Samantha Coury, Aviv D. Mizrahi-Kliger, Karunesh Ganguly, Maxim Bazhenov
The paper uses a biophysical model to show that slow-wave and delta waves during sleep differentially control memory consolidation and forgetting through distinct synaptic mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience