Deep sleep may strengthen immune system memory of antigens

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Slow wave sleep, or deep sleep, has been found to boost the immune system memory by storing data of antigens. The data is stored the same way memories are formed during the sleep cycle.

An antigen is a substance that triggers your immune system to create antibodies. When we are exposed to certain substances (bacteria, viruses, etc.), antigens trigger our immune system and form antibodies so the same substance does not make us sick in the future. This process of remembering antigens is heightened through deep sleep.

During slow wave sleep, our body forms and organizes memories to recall later in life. The way we can recall memories is the same way antigens are stored.

The researchers are the first to be able to explain that deep sleep doesn’t just affect memory formation, but other parts of the body as well.

Memory formation occurs in three steps:

1. Encoding the information into cellular representation.
2. Consolidating the new encoding and making them more stable and longer-lasting.
3. Recalling the memory in the future.

Continue reading at http://www.belmarrahealth.com/deep-sleep-may-strengthen-immune-system-memory-of-antigens/

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