Sleep to remember, sleep to protect: increased sleep spindle and theta activity predict fewer intrusive memories after analogue trauma
Yasmine Azza, Mathias K. Kammerer, Hong-Viet Victor Ngo, Mojgan Ehsanifard, Anna Zoé Wick, Klaus Junghanns, Ines Wilhelm
The paper investigates how sleep spindle and theta activity after trauma predict fewer intrusive memories, suggesting these oscillations protect against trauma-related memory formation.
Translational Psychiatry · Feb 17, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience