Causal role for sleep-dependent reactivation of learning-activated sensory ensembles for fear memory consolidation
Brittany C. Clawson, Emily J. Pickup, Amy Ensing, Laura Geneseo, James J. Shaver, John González-Amoretti, Meiling Zhao, Alxandr Kane York, Femke Roig Kuhn, Kevin Swift, Jessy D. Martinez, Lijing Wang, Sha Jiang, Sara J. Aton
The paper shows that sleep-associated reactivation of visual engram neurons in mice is necessary for fear memory consolidation.
Nature Communications · Feb 22, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience