فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

While the exact functions of sleep are not completely understood, it is a crucial part of daily life and comprises series of events that follows a consistent nightly cycle, enabling the human body to function at its best. More than 30% of adults suffer from sleep deprivation (SD). SD can lead to negative effects on cognitive performance including learning and memories. Here we review the consequences of acute SD on hippocampus- dependent memories, and activity and connectivity of different brain regions involved in the memory processing by focusing on neuroimaging studies.