New Research: Your Brain’s Memory “Resets” Every Night

[Curt]

256 - New Research Reveals That Your Brain’s Memory “Resets” Every Night
SciTech Daily By Cornell University August 16, 2024
https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-reveals-that-your-brains-memory-resets-every-night/ 

A new study from Cornell University reveals that sleep not only consolidates memories but also resets the brain’s memory storage mechanism. This process, governed by specific regions in the hippocampus, allows neurons to prepare for new learning without being overwhelmed.

Mechanisms of Memory Resetting
A new study published in the journal Science, finds at certain times during deep sleep, certain parts of the hippocampus go silent, allowing those neurons to reset.

“This mechanism could allow the brain to reuse the same resources, the same neurons, for new learning the next day,” said Azahara Oliva, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior and the paper’s corresponding author.

The hippocampus is divided into three regions: CA1, CA2 and CA3. CA1 and CA3 are involved in encoding memories related to time and space and are well-studied; less is known about CA2, which the current study found generates this silencing and resetting of the hippocampus during sleep.

Cells called pyramidal neurons are thought to be the active neurons that matter for functional purposes, such as learning. Another type of cell, called interneurons, has different subtypes. The researchers discovered that the brain has parallel circuits regulated by these two types of interneurons – one that regulates memory, the other that allows for resetting of memories.

................................................. ..............
The researchers believe that this reset allows the brain to re-use the same resources for learning the following day
Fearfully and WONDERFULLY made

[rahab]

Deep sleep very important 

[Richard Myers]

Thanks for sharing Brother Curt. How important that we take care of what God has given us. We are Fearfully and WONDERFULLY made! Science is more and more revealing what God has made. All are without excuse for not understanding who it is that has made us.