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A conversation between Terry Sejnowski and Stephen Wolfram (August 12, 2021) Part 1

The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

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Sleep Spindles Are Important for Consolidating Memory

Evidence suggests that the sleep spindles are really important for consolidating memory. The hippocampus replays those experiences into the cortex and sets off the spindles, which are thought to be like kneading the bread in a kitchen.

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