tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14867039.post2914415175738406768..comments2024-03-01T00:59:09.449-06:00Comments on Improve Your Learning and Memory.: Neuroscience research working for youDr. Bill, "Memory Medic"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10057519951340787796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14867039.post-12449246952068133672010-12-05T11:59:38.745-06:002010-12-05T11:59:38.745-06:00Consider, as I explain in my scholarly paper which...Consider, as I explain in my scholarly paper which is in review, that the need to consolidate memory is not a cause of dreaming but a consequence. I contend that we dream (and consolidate memories therein) because the brain is enabled for conscious thought by the neural processes that trigger the activated brain of the REM state.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see if scientist reviewers agree.Dr. Bill, "Memory Medic"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10057519951340787796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14867039.post-60464768079096729142010-12-03T18:06:11.199-06:002010-12-03T18:06:11.199-06:00But there are other explanations for why we go int...But there are other explanations for why we go into REM sleep. Like Matt Wilson at MIT pointed out, during REM the entorhinal cells of mice, or was it hippocampal? whatever...fire in the same order, but 20x faster (evidence of memory consolidation). So couldn't REM be argued as necessary to properly store memories rather than enabling us to wake up from deep sleep, which is, of course, supremely important.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491074134089957503noreply@blogger.com