“…There is some evidence to suggest that epileptic activity following learning is associated with poor memory retention in people with epilepsy (Fitzgerald et al., 2013, Jokeit et al., 2001, Mameniskiene et al., 2006, Ricci et al., 2015b, Ricci et al., 2015a, Wilkinson et al., 2012). Interictal and ictal epileptiform discharges are enhanced during SWS, compared to wakefulness and REM sleep (Bazil, 2000, Bazil and Walczak, 1997, Goncharova et al., 2009, Kotagal, 2001, Mayanagi, 1977, Nazer and Dickson, 2009, Romcy-Pereira et al., 2009, Rossi et al., 1984, Sammaritano et al., 1991), and could potentially interfere with the SWS-associated brain activity patterns that facilitate memory retention in healthy people (Galer et al., 2015, Shatskikh et al., 2006, Tassinari et al., 2009, Urbain et al., 2011, Verrotti et al., 2014).…”