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REM sleep may help the brain forget | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

When MCH neurons were turned on during memory retention—the period after learning something new but before the information is stored into long-term memory—the mice’s memory worsened. They spent less time sniffing new objects, as the familiar ones seemed novel to them as well. Turning the MCH neurons off or eliminating them altogether improved memory. As a re

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