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Of mice and memory

Disrupting brain activity in sleeping mice, specifically during the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) phase, can stop the animals remembering things they learned that day, a new study suggests. It is the clearest evidence to date that REM sleep is critical for memory and could help to develop new treatments for neurological conditions. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ science reporter Jonathan Webb explains how to test a mouse's memory.

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