Boosting long-term memory via wakeful rest: intentional rehearsal is not necessary, consolidation is sufficient.

People perform better on tests of delayed free recall if learning is followed immediately by a short wakeful rest than by a short period of sensory stimulation. Animal and human work suggests that wakeful resting provides optimal conditions for the consolidation of recently acquired memories. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Michaela Dewar, Jessica Alber, Nelson Cowan, Sergio Della Sala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109542
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