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Sleep and memory: Definitions, terminology, models, and predictions?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2005

Jonathan K. Foster*
Affiliation:
School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup; School of Paediatric & Child Health, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Andrew C. Wilson*
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Abstract

In this target article, Walker seeks to clarify the current state of knowledge regarding sleep and memory. Walker's review represents an impressively heuristic attempt to synthesize the relevant literature. In this commentary, we question the focus on procedural memory and the use of the term “consolidation,” and we consider the extent to which empirically testable predictions can be derived from Walker's model.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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