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Sleep after learning strengthens connections between brain cells and enhances memory
June 5, 2014 by NewsBot
Researchers show for the first time that sleep after learning encourages the growth of dendritic spines, the tiny protrusions from brain cells that connect to other brain cells and facilitate the passage of information across synapses, the junctions at which brain cells meet.
