Strengthening individual memories by reactivating them during sleep.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1126/science.1179013 and PMC identifier 2990343.
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Abstract
While asleep, people heard sounds that had earlier been associated with objects at specific spatial locations. Upon waking, they recalled these locations more accurately than other locations for which no reminder cues were provided. Consolidation thus operates during sleep with high specificity and is subject to systematic influences through simple auditory stimulation.
Medical subject headings
- Memory
- Mental Recall
- Sleep