Sleep Supports Selective Retention of Associative Memories Based on Relevance for Future Utilization

Eelco V. van Dongen; Jan-Willem Thielen; Atsuko Takashima; Markus Barth; Guillén Fernández

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043426

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Sleep Supports Selective Retention of Associative Memories Based on Relevance for Future Utilization

Eelco V. van Dongen ,

* E-mail: e.vandongen@donders.ru.nl

Affiliations Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Centre, Department for Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jan-Willem Thielen,

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Atsuko Takashima,

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioral Science Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Markus Barth,

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Guillén Fernández

Affiliations Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Centre, Department for Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Sleep Supports Selective Retention of Associative Memories Based on Relevance for Future Utilization

Eelco V. van Dongen,
Jan-Willem Thielen,
Atsuko Takashima,
Markus Barth,
Guillén Fernández

Published: August 16, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043426

About the Authors

Eelco V. van Dongen

* E-mail: e.vandongen@donders.ru.nl

Affiliations Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Centre, Department for Cognitive Neuroscience, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Jan-Willem Thielen

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Atsuko Takashima

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen, Behavioral Science Institute, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Markus Barth

Affiliation Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Guillén Fernández

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EVD AT MB GF. Performed the experiments: EVD JT. Analyzed the data: EVD AT MB GF. Wrote the paper: EVD JT AT MB GF.

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