A good night’s sleep may reinforce negative memories in the brain, researchers said on Tuesday, lending scientific credence to the time-worn caution against going to bed angry. The participants were trained over two days to associate specific images with negative memories. Participants found it much harder to suppress memories after sleep, the team found. Before this latest study, “we did not know whether it is better or worse to suppress memories before or after sleep”, said Liu. “For example, sleep deprivation immediately after traumatic experiences may prevent traumatic memories from being consolidated... and thus provide the opportunity to block the formation of traumatic memories,” the study authors wrote.

Source: Hindustan Times November 30, 2016 09:05 UTC