Memory includes three processes:memory encoding,consolidation and retrieval.It is one of the important higher neural functions of the brain.Memory consolidation refers to the process in which the internal characteristics of memory and its neurobiological basis change over time,and its essence is the formation of new stable associations between neurons,brain regions or brain subregions.Memory consolidation begins immediately after encoding and may last for days or even years.This paper summarizes the research progress on the whole process of memory consolidation in the wakefulness and sleep states and the neural processing mechanism of memory consolidation,in order to elucidate the biological mechanism of memory consolidation.
Memory consolidationHippocampusSynaptic plasticityRapid eye movement sleepNon-rapid eye movement sleep