Localizing spontaneous memory reprocessing during human sleep
Himmer, L.; Bürger, Z.; Fresz, L.; Maschke, J.; Wagner, L.; Brodt, S.; Braun, C.; Schönauer, M.; Gais, S.
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Reactivation of newly acquired memories during sleep across hippocampal and neocortical systems is proposed to underlie systems memory consolidation. Here, we investigate spontaneous memory reprocessing during sleep by applying machine learning to source space-transformed magnetoencephalographic data in a two-step exploratory and confirmatory study design. We decode memory-related activity from slow oscillations in hippocampus, frontal cortex and precuneus, indicating parallel memory processing during sleep. Moreover, we show complementary roles of hippocampus and neocortex: while gamma activity indicated memory reprocessing in hippocampus, delta and theta frequencies allowed decoding of memory in neocortex. Neocortex and hippocampus were linked through coherent activity and modulation of high-frequency gamma oscillations by theta, a dynamic similar to memory processing during wakefulness. Overall, we noninvasively demonstrate localized, coordinated memory reprocessing in human sleep.
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