Sleep spindles favor emotion regulation over memory consolidation of stressors in PTSD
Nikhilesh Natraj, Thomas C. Neylan, Leslie M. Yack, Thomas J. Metzler, Steven H. Woodward, Samantha Q Hubachek, Cassandra Dukes, Nikhila S. Udupa, Daniel H. Mathalon, Anne L. Richards
The paper investigates how NREM sleep spindles affect emotion regulation and memory consolidation in PTSD after stress exposure, finding increased spindles correlate with reduced anxiety but poorer memory recall.
Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging · Mar 6, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience