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Health & Science4h 35m ago

In a study published in the journal Science Advances on June 10, Havekes and lab member and first author Adithya Sarma show that sleep deprivation makes mice forget social encounters.

University of Groningen

Who
Robbert Havekes, Adithya Sarma
What
In a study published in the journal Science Advances on June 10, Havekes and lab member and first author Adithya Sarma show that sleep deprivation makes mice forget social encounters.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:40:10 GMT · 4h 35m ago
Where
University of Groningen ·
Why
Sleep deprivation makes mice forget social encounters, but the memories are found to still exist and can be recalled with the asthma drug roflumilast.
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This research identifies a potential pathway to restore memories lost due to sleep deprivation, which could lead to novel treatments for various forms of amnesia in humans. The findings suggest that certain memories are not erased but become inaccessible, and drugs like roflumilast could help retrieve them.

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