Sara E. Alger

Napping and the selective consolidation of negative aspects of scenes.

Jessica D. Payne, Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Erin J. Wamsley et al. · Emotion · 2015 · 133 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology +17

Psychophysiological arousal at encoding leads to reduced reactivity but enhanced emotional memory following sleep

Tony J. Cunningham, Charles R. Crowell, Sara E. Alger et al. · Neurobiology of Learning and Memory · 2014 · 97 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

Slow wave sleep during a daytime nap is necessary for protection from subsequent interference and long-term retention

Sara E. Alger, Hiuyan Lau, William Fishbein · Neurobiology of Learning and Memory · 2012 · 88 citations

Life Sciences, Physiology, Sleep Medicine +15

Relational Memory: A Daytime Nap Facilitates the Abstraction of General Concepts

Hiuyan Lau, Sara E. Alger, William Fishbein · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 76 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16

Preferential consolidation of emotionally salient information during a nap is preserved in middle age

Sara E. Alger, Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Jessica D. Payne · Neurobiology of Aging · 2018 · 51 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +13