�㽶��Ƶ News - Sylvain Williams

Rapid eye movement sleep: keystone of memory formation

webfull — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:52:22 +0000

By Bruno Geoffroy

For decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep – the phase where dreams appear – is directly involved in memory formation.

Now, a study published in Science by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute (�㽶��Ƶ) and the University of Bern provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play this role – at least in mice.

Published: 13 May 2016

Memory and Alzheimer’s: towards a better comprehension

webfull — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:40:49 +0000

A study just published in the prestigious Nature Neuroscience journal by, Sylvain Williams, PhD, and his team, of the Research Centre of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and �㽶��Ƶ, opens the door towards better understanding of the neural circuitry and dynamic mechanisms controlling memory as well of the role of an essential element of the hippocampus – a sub-region named the subiculum.

Published: 3 September 2014