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Why Do Our Brains 'Replay' Memories During Sleep?
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- Sleep replay solidifies neural connections for long-term storage.
- The hippocampus replays daytime experiences at accelerated speeds.
- This reactivation strengthens important memories while pruning weak ones.
- Disrupting sleep replay can impair memory consolidation significantly.
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