Opponent neurochemical and functional processing in NREM and REM sleep in visual learning
Masako Tamaki, Zhiyan Wang, Tyler Barnes-Diana, Aaron V. Berard, Edward G. Walsh, Takeo Watanabe, Yuka Sasaki
The paper measures neurochemical balance during sleep stages and finds NREM sleep increases plasticity for performance gains while REM sleep stabilizes learning post-training.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience