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Sleep deprivation handicaps the brain’s ability to form new memories, mouse study shows
February 2, 2017 by NewsBot
Studying mice, scientists have fortified evidence that a key purpose of sleep is to recalibrate the brain cells responsible for learning and memory so the animals can 'solidify' lessons learned and use them when they awaken -- in the case of nocturnal mice, the next evening.
