<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>New scientific insights reveal how synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex dynamically change during sleep.</li><li>Conditions for effective 'sleep learning' include specific neural activity thresholds and synaptic potentiation.</li><li>The study bridges the roles of synaptic downscaling and strengthening during sleep cycles.</li><li>Abnormalities in sleep-related synaptic plasticity could contribute to cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's.</li><li>The research combines computational neuroscience with empirical neurobiology, pushing the frontier of systems neuroscience.</li></ul>

New Scientific Insights Reveal Conditions for Effective “Sleep Learning”

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