{"id":12481,"date":"2024-12-17T20:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=12481"},"modified":"2024-12-17T20:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:06:02","slug":"how-breathing-synchronizes-brain-waves-for-memory-consolidation-during-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/how-breathing-synchronizes-brain-waves-for-memory-consolidation-during-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"How Breathing Synchronizes Brain Waves for Memory Consolidation During Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\"> A new study from Northwestern Medicine uncovers how breathing rhythms during sleep coordinate brain waves in the hippocampus, playing a crucial role in memory consolidation and emphasizing the importance of addressing sleep-related breathing disorders.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as a conductor unifies an orchestra, breathing coordinates the timing of brain waves in the hippocampus to bolster memory during sleep, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time, researchers have linked breathing rhythms during sleep to hippocampal brain waves \u2014 specifically, slow waves, spindles and ripples \u2014 in humans. While these brain waves have long been associated with memory consolidation, their underlying driver remained a mystery until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo strengthen memories, three special neural oscillations emerge and synchronize in the hippocampus during sleep, but they were thought to come and go at random times,\u201d senior author Christina Zelano, a professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.northwestern.edu\/stories\/2024\/12\/breathing-coordinates-brain-rhythms-for-memory-consolidation-during-sleep\/?fj=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team discovered that they are coordinated by breathing rhythms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2405395121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that hippocampal oscillations align with specific points in the breathing cycle, underscoring the critical role of breathing rhythms in memory consolidation during sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMemory consolidation relies on orchestration of brain waves during sleep, and we show that this process is closely timed by breathing,\u201d corresponding author Andrew Sheriff, a postdoctoral student in Zelano\u2019s lab, said in the news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings carry significant implications for individuals with disordered breathing during sleep \u2014 conditions like sleep apnea \u2014 which are linked to impaired memory consolidation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historical observations support this discovery. As far back as ancient Rome, the scholar Quintilian noted the remarkable enhancement of memory following sleep. Modern science explains this as memory consolidation, a process orchestrated by finely tuned synchronization of brain waves in the hippocampus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re sleeping, your brain is actively replaying experiences you had during the day,\u201d added Sheriff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He recounted a personal experience following a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe hippocampus plays a major role in forming a map of a new area,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I would wake up and feel I had a better representation of the city around me. That was facilitated by the oscillations that occurred during my sleep, which we found are coordinated by breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study suggests that individuals with disrupted sleep-related breathing issues should consider seeking treatment. Addressing these issues could have profound effects on cognitive function and overall brain health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you don\u2019t get sleep your brain suffers, your cognition suffers, you get foggy,\u201d added Sheriff. \u201cWe also know that sleep-disordered breathing is connected with stroke, dementia and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheriff also mentioned an interesting observation about sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you listen to someone breathing, you might be able to tell when they are asleep, because breathing is paced differently when you\u2019re sleeping,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;One reason for that may be that breathing is performing a careful task: coordinating brain waves that are related to memory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as a conductor unifies an orchestra, breathing coordinates the timing of brain waves in the hippocampus to bolster memory during sleep, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. 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