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Waking Up Brain with Electrical Stimulation to Boost Memory in Sleep: A Neuroscience Exploration

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This research highlight was supported by the Science and Technology Innovation 2030 Major Projects (2022ZD0211600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82271574, 82071204, and 81871069), and the Key Projects of the Commission of Health, Jiangsu Province (ZDB2020008).

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  1. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nan**g, 210009, China

    Zhe Zhong, Fuling Yan & Chunming **e

  2. Institute of Neuropsychiatry, Affiliated Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nan**g, 210009, China

    Chunming **e

  3. The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nan**g, 210009, China

    Chunming **e

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Zhong, Z., Yan, F. & **e, C. Waking Up Brain with Electrical Stimulation to Boost Memory in Sleep: A Neuroscience Exploration. Neurosci. Bull. 40, 852–854 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-024-01200-7

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