To sleep, perchance to forget? Scientists pinpoint in mice the neurons that control memory while dreaming
A version of this Q&A first appeared in STAT’s Morning Rounds. You can subscribe to the free newsletter here.
If you wonder why we forget our dreams, new research in mice might answer that question and others related to memory. U.S. and Japanese scientists discovered that when certain neurons fire during REM sleep — when most dreams occur — they control whether the brain remembers new information.
Thomas Kilduff, director of the Center for Neuroscience at SRI International and a co-author of the
