Björn Rasch

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Pharmacological REM sleep suppression paradoxically improves rather than impairs skill memory
    Björn Rasch
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Haus 23a, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Nat Neurosci 12:396-7. 2009
  2. ncbi No elevated plasma catecholamine levels during sleep in newly diagnosed, untreated hypertensives
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e21292. 2011
  3. ncbi Odor cues during slow-wave sleep prompt declarative memory consolidation
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160 23a, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Science 315:1426-9. 2007
  4. ncbi Maintaining memories by reactivation
    Björn Rasch
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Lubeck, Germany
    Curr Opin Neurobiol 17:698-703. 2007
  5. ncbi Impaired off-line consolidation of motor memories after combined blockade of cholinergic receptors during REM sleep-rich sleep
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
    Neuropsychopharmacology 34:1843-53. 2009
  6. ncbi The memory function of noradrenergic activity in non-REM sleep
    Steffen Gais
    University of Lubeck, Germany
    J Cogn Neurosci 23:2582-92. 2011
  7. ncbi Sleep-stage-specific regulation of plasma catecholamine concentration
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus 23a, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 32:884-91. 2007
  8. ncbi Offline consolidation of memory varies with time in slow wave sleep and can be accelerated by cuing memory reactivations
    Susanne Diekelmann
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Hs 50 1, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Neurobiol Learn Mem 98:103-11. 2012
  9. ncbi Visual-procedural memory consolidation during sleep blocked by glutamatergic receptor antagonists
    Steffen Gais
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    J Neurosci 28:5513-8. 2008
  10. ncbi Labile or stable: opposing consequences for memory when reactivated during waking and sleep
    Susanne Diekelmann
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Lubeck, Germany
    Nat Neurosci 14:381-6. 2011

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Pharmacological REM sleep suppression paradoxically improves rather than impairs skill memory
    Björn Rasch
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Haus 23a, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Nat Neurosci 12:396-7. 2009
    ..Our results indicate that REM sleep as a unitary phenomenon is not required for skill-memory consolidation...
  2. ncbi No elevated plasma catecholamine levels during sleep in newly diagnosed, untreated hypertensives
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e21292. 2011
    ....
  3. ncbi Odor cues during slow-wave sleep prompt declarative memory consolidation
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160 23a, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Science 315:1426-9. 2007
    ..Concurring with these findings, functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant hippocampal activation in response to odor re-exposure during SWS...
  4. ncbi Maintaining memories by reactivation
    Björn Rasch
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Lubeck, Germany
    Curr Opin Neurobiol 17:698-703. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Impaired off-line consolidation of motor memories after combined blockade of cholinergic receptors during REM sleep-rich sleep
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
    Neuropsychopharmacology 34:1843-53. 2009
    ..Taken together, these results identify high cholinergic activity during late, REM sleep-rich sleep as an essential factor promoting sleep-dependent consolidation of motor skills...
  6. ncbi The memory function of noradrenergic activity in non-REM sleep
    Steffen Gais
    University of Lubeck, Germany
    J Cogn Neurosci 23:2582-92. 2011
    ..We conclude that noradrenergic activity during non-REM sleep interacts with other sleep-related mechanisms to functionally contribute to off-line memory consolidation...
  7. ncbi Sleep-stage-specific regulation of plasma catecholamine concentration
    Björn Rasch
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus 23a, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 32:884-91. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Offline consolidation of memory varies with time in slow wave sleep and can be accelerated by cuing memory reactivations
    Susanne Diekelmann
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Hs 50 1, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Neurobiol Learn Mem 98:103-11. 2012
    ..External reactivation cues can accelerate the consolidation process even during shorter sleep episodes...
  9. ncbi Visual-procedural memory consolidation during sleep blocked by glutamatergic receptor antagonists
    Steffen Gais
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    J Neurosci 28:5513-8. 2008
    ..An off-line activation of glutamatergic synapses therefore seems to play a critical part in the consolidation of plastic changes in the visual cortex...
  10. ncbi Labile or stable: opposing consequences for memory when reactivated during waking and sleep
    Susanne Diekelmann
    University of Lubeck, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Lubeck, Germany
    Nat Neurosci 14:381-6. 2011
    ..Our results show that reactivation of memory serves distinct functions depending on the brain state of wakefulness or sleep...
  11. ncbi Euglycemic infusion of insulin detemir compared with human insulin appears to increase direct current brain potential response and reduces food intake while inducing similar systemic effects
    Manfred Hallschmid
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
    Diabetes 59:1101-7. 2010
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  12. ncbi Sleep to remember
    Jan Born
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus 23a, 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Neuroscientist 12:410-24. 2006
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  13. ncbi A 3-day estrogen treatment improves prefrontal cortex-dependent cognitive function in postmenopausal women
    Rosemarie Krug
    Department of Neuroendocrinologie, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Hs 23a, D 23538 Lubeck, Germany
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 31:965-75. 2006
    ..Our results encourage future studies to investigate whether repeated induction of short-lasting estrogen peaks could enhance cognitive efficacy of hormonal replacement therapy...
  14. ncbi Brief sleep after learning keeps emotional memories alive for years
    Ullrich Wagner
    Department of Neuroendocrinology, Medical University of Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
    Biol Psychiatry 60:788-90. 2006
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