Scientific American Special Report on How Sleep Shapes Memory

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August 2013 issue: How Sleep Shapes Memory Sleep has long been suspected to strengthen the connections linking nerve cells in the brain, helping to cement memories of the day. Another view holds that newly formed connections weaken during sleep, and we should be glad they do. In the August issue of Scientific American, "Perchance to Prune" by Giulio Tononi and Chiara Cirelli examines how the weakening of our synapses while we sleep may keep brain cells from becoming overloaded with daily experiences and from consuming too much energy. Throughout this issue, you also have the opportunity to gain further insight into: Engineering:“Raising the Wreck” Information Quantum Physics: “What Is Real?” Fluid Dynamics: “How to Swim in Molasses” Evolution: “The Surprising Origins of Life's Complexity” Having trouble accessing these articles online? Encourage your librarian to purchase a site license to Scientific American by recommending institutional online access. Recommend today! As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails or to discontinue all e-mail services from Nature Publishing Group please update your online account. Modify My Account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York and Tokyo, and offices in cities worldwide including Boston | Buenos Aires | Cairo | Delhi | Mumbai | Hong Kong | Madrid | Barcelona | Munich | Heidelberg | Basingstoke | Melbourne | Paris | San Francisco | Seoul and Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | 75 Varick St Fl 9 | New York | NY 10013-1917 | USA © 2013 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.