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Electric 'Ripples' in the Resting Brain Tag Memories for Storage

The Quanta Podcast

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Understanding Memory Tagging Through Brain Activity

This chapter explores how the brain stores and prioritizes memories, with a focus on the interplay between waking and sleep states in mice. It reveals how sharp wave ripples during wakefulness influence memory consolidation during sleep, shedding light on the brain's selective retention mechanisms.

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