AUTHOR=Reyes-Resina Irene , Samer Sebastian , Kreutz Michael R. , Oelschlegel Anja M. 

TITLE=Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation That Operate During Sleep

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/molecular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2021.767384

DOI=10.3389/fnmol.2021.767384

ISSN=1662-5099

ABSTRACT=<p>The role of sleep for brain function has been in the focus of interest for many years. It is now firmly established that sleep and the corresponding brain activity is of central importance for memory consolidation. Less clear are the underlying molecular mechanisms and their specific contribution to the formation of long-term memory. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of such mechanisms and we discuss the several unknowns that hinder a deeper appreciation of how molecular mechanisms of memory consolidation during sleep impact synaptic function and engram formation.</p>