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Joiner, W.J. (2019). Neuroscience: Sleep Fragmentation Impairs Memory Formation.  Curr. Biol. 29(22): R1181--RR1184.
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Sleep deprivation has long been known to impair cognition, but it has been difficult to distinguish whether loss or disruption of sleep is responsible. Now it appears that merely interrupting sleep is sufficient to interfere with memory formation.
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    English
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    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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