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Sleep & Memory

RESEARCH NEWS
FROM HHMI

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Early-to-Bed Mouse Illuminates Workings of Circadian Clock
(01.12.07)
Genetically altered mice that mimic human sleep-wake patterns offer opportunities to understand sleep cycles.

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Researchers Find the Snooze Button
(06.08.06)
With help from some drowsy fruit flies, researchers have identified a region of the fruit fly's brain that is crucial to controlling sleep.

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Researchers Identify Cause of "Early Bird" Sleep Disorder
(03.31.05)
A few rare people who consistently nod off early, then wake up wide-eyed much before dawn, can blame a newly-found mutant gene for their sleep troubles.

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Brain Circuit May Permit Scientists to Eavesdrop on Memory Formation
(10.07.04)
HHMI researchers have identified a circuit in the brain that appears crucial in converting short-term memories into long-term memories.

HHMI SCIENTISTS AND SLEEP & MEMORY

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Emmanuel Mignot

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Louis J. Ptáček

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Erin M. Schuman

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Amita Sehgal

FROM THE HHMI BULLETIN

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Memories Are Made
Like This

Researchers believe they are deciphering the mysteries of sleep, particularly its role in forging memories.

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Man's Best Model
Emmanuel Mignot is not prepared to let sleeping dogs lie.

FROM BIOINTERACTIVE

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Holiday Lectures on Science: Clockwork Genes

FROM ASK A SCIENTIST

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Metabolism and Sleep

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Cover Story: The Most Vulnerable Patients
Problems during pregnancy burden too many newborns with lifelong disabilities. Researchers are finding clues to a safer nine months, and a brighter future.

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Taming Fear, Rising Calm
A social conscience rooted in the Deep South moves Kerry Ressler, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, to try to ease the consequences of inner city trauma.

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Membrane Awakening
Researchers are taking a more holistic look at cell membranes and the proteins embedded in them—and the surprises keep coming.

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Enhancing TA Performance
Instead of letting teaching assistants sink or swim, risking their failure and the ire of the undergrads, some schools are prescribing a class in how to teach before they get in front of a class.

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