Dreaming and Remembering

Ed Yong has a typically great post on a new Current Biology paper that investigates the link between dreaming and memory consolidation:

The last decade of research has clearly shown that sleep is one of the best aide memoires that we have. During this nightly time-out, our brain can rehearse information that it has picked up during the day and consolidate them into lasting memories. Wamsley's new study supports that idea but it also shows that dreaming while you nap can strengthen our...