Open AccessTime for the Sleep Community to Take a Critical Look at the Purported Role of Sleep in Memory Processing
Author(s) -
Robert P. Vertes,
Jerome M. Siegel
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/28.10.1228
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , cognitive psychology , psychology , cognitive science , computer science , operating system
We have previously presented a wealth of data refuting the proposal that memories are processed or consolidated in sleep. Our objections have been largely ignored, creating the impression that the hypothesized role for sleep in memory processing is an established fact rather than a highly controversial and unresolved issue. We briefly review the main arguments against a role for sleep in learning/memory.
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