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He worked with the sleep researcher J. Allan Hobson for many years and has been known to quote Hobson's quip: "The only known function of sleep is to cure sleepiness". Stickgold's research has focused on sleep and cognition, dreaming, and conscious states. He has been a proponent of the role of sleep in memory consolidation.
Saugatuck, Michigan. / 42.65722°N 86.20250°W / 42.65722; -86.20250. Saugatuck ( / ˈsɔːɡəˈtʌk / SAW-gə-tuck) is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 865 at the 2020 census. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous.
Memory consolidation is a category of processes that stabilize a memory trace after its initial acquisition. [1] A memory trace is a change in the nervous system caused by memorizing something. Consolidation is distinguished into two specific processes. The first, synaptic consolidation, which is thought to correspond to late-phase long-term ...
Sleep and learning. Multiple hypotheses explain the possible connections between sleep and learning in humans. Research indicates that sleep does more than allow the brain to rest; it may also aid the consolidation of long-term memories. REM sleep and slow-wave sleep play different roles in memory consolidation.
Dan D'Addona, Holland Sentinel. May 16, 2024 at 4:03 AM. SAUGATUCK - The Saugatuck girls track and field team has been a powerhouse for two decades, most often led by a plethora of distance ...
Saugatuck Dunes State Park. Shoreline and a large wooded sand dune. / 42.70333°N 86.19972°W / 42.70333; -86.19972. Saugatuck Dunes State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the shore of Lake Michigan between Saugatuck and Holland in Allegan County, Michigan. [4]
The Saugatuck Chain Ferry is a hand-cranked chain ferry that crosses the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck, Michigan. [1] [2] It connects downtown Saugatuck to Mount Baldhead Park and Oval Beach. [1] [3] [4] It is the only operational hand-cranked chain ferry in the Great Lakes region , [3] [5] and it is also believed to be the last such ferry ...
Sleep. Sleeping Girl, Domenico Fetti, c. 1615. Sleep is a state of reduced mental and physical activity in which consciousness is altered and certain sensory activity is inhibited. During sleep, there is a marked decrease in muscle activity and interactions with the surrounding environment.