Stephanie M. Sherman, Ph.D.

Sleep

Sleep and Memory Research Study

sleep-and-memory-findings

In healthy adults over 60 years old, we demonstrated that more consistent sleep/wake patterns were related to better memory through higher activity in the hippocampus, a brain region important for memory function.

Publication: here

Sherman, S. M., Mumford, J. A., & Schnyer, D. M. (2015). Hippocampal activity mediates the relationship between circadian activity rhythms and memory in older adults. Neuropsychologia, 75, 617-625.