Disarming emotional memories using Targeted Memory Reactivation during Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Viviana Greco, Andrei Foldes, Neil Andrew Harrison, Kevin Murphey, Marta Wawrzuta, Mahmoud E. A. Abdellahi, Penelope A. Lewis
This study shows that targeted memory reactivation during REM sleep reduces emotional responses by decreasing brain activity and physiological arousal to emotional stimuli.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience