This review summarizes the brain mechanisms controlling sleep and wakefulness.
Wakefulness promoting systems cause low-voltage, fast activity in the …

Despite the ongoing fundamental controversy about the physiological function of sleep,
there is general consensus that sleep benefits neuronal plasticity, which ultimately supports …

A substantial body of literature supports the intuitive notion that a good night's sleep can
facilitate human cognitive performance the next day. Deficits in attention, learning & memory …

Sleep deprivation is a common feature in modern society, and one of the consequences of
sleep loss is the impairment of cognitive function. Although it has been widely accepted that …

Sleep deprivation induces oxidative stress and impairs learning and memory processes.
Vitamin E, on the other hand, is a strong antioxidant that has neuroprotective effect on the …

Sleep deprivation has a broad variety of effects on human performance and neural
functioning that manifest themselves at different levels of description. On a macroscopic …

Sleep fragmentation, a symptom in many clinical disorders, leads to cognitive impairments.
To investigate the mechanisms by which sleep fragmentation results in memory …

Sleep is important for brain function and cognitive performance. Sleep deprivation (SD) may
affect subsequent learning capacity and ability to form new memories, particularly in the …

Although the physiological function of sleep is not completely understood, it is well
documented that it contributes significantly to the process of learning and memory. Ample …

Paradigms of sleep deprivation (SD) and memory testing in rodents (laboratory rats and
mice) are here reviewed. The vast majority of these studies have been aimed at …