Changing maladaptive memories through reconsolidation: A role for sleep in psychotherapy?. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Diekelmann, Susanne; Forcato, Cecilia
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 38(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X14000156
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: Like Lane et al., we believe that change in psychotherapy comes about by updating dysfunctional memories with new adaptive experiences. We suggest that sleep is essential to (re-)consolidate such corrective experiences. Sleep is well-known to strengthen and integrate new memories into pre-existing networks. Targeted sleep interventions might be promising tools to boost this process and thereby increase therapy effectiveness.