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Cortical slow oscillations, synaptic plasticity and network synchronization

Abstract:

Despite many decades of research, the functions of sleep and the neural processes at play are still incompletely understood. Amongst the most studied aspects of sleep, especially deep sleep, are its beneficial effects on memory consolidation and cognition, which are thought to involve synaptic plasticity. While different views on the underlying mechanisms exist, one prominent theory (the synaptic homeostasis theory) proposes that sleep is critical for the renormalisation of synaptic connec...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Physiology Anatomy & Genetics
Sub department:
Physiology Anatomy & Genetics
Research group:
Mann group
Oxford college:
Lincoln College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9301-2278

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Physiology Anatomy & Genetics
Sub department:
Physiology Anatomy & Genetics
Role:
Supervisor
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Role:
Supervisor
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Programme:
Lord Florey scholarship
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
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Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2024-07-18

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