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The Beneficial Effect of Sleep in an Extended Jenkins and Dallenbach Paradigm

Benson, K., Feinberg, I.·1977·Psychophysiology
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1977.tb02967.x
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Retention of a paired‐associate list of common nouns was tested under two conditions: original learning at night prior to 8 hrs of sleep (Sleep condition), and original learning in the morning prior to a day of normal waking activity (Waking condition). Both conditions were subdivided so that retention was tested at intervals of 8, 16, and 24 hrs after original learning. For both paced and free recall measures of retention, the Sleep condition proved superior to the Waking condition at the 8 hr interval. At 24 hrs, when the amounts of sleep and waking were equated across both conditions thus normalizing for potential interference, the superiority of the Sleep condition over the Waking condition was also observed. There were no differences in retention between the Sleep and Waking conditions at 16 hrs after original learning. This finding was largely influenced by improved recall on the part of subjects in the Waking condition in the interval between 8 and 16 hrs. It was concluded that the consolidation during sleep of verbal materials learned shortly before sleep onset has a beneficial effect on their recall and temporal stability in the 8 to 24 hr period following original learning.

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  • Many studies subsequently confirmed the positive effect of sleep on memory, examining also longer retention intervals of from 24 h up to 6 days.

    “Many studies subsequently confirmed the positive effect of sleep on memory (63, 79, 80, 248, 341-343, 350, 408, 478, 479, 592, 745, 853, 855, 1068, 1131, 1192, 1241), examining also longer retention intervals of from 24 h up to 6 days (79,80,474,592,990).”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [80]

  • A time dependency of the effects of sleep on memory formation is indicated by studies showing stronger effects for sleep occurring shortly after learning than for sleep at a later time.

    “A time dependency of the effects of sleep on memory formation is indicated by studies showing stronger effects for sleep occurring shortly after learning than for sleep at a later time (80,343,431,899,1172).”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [80]

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Authors
Benson, K., & Feinberg, I.
Affiliations
San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Benson, K.
Venue
Psychophysiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1977-07
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
375-384
ISSN
  • 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8986
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8986.1977.tb02967.x
OpenAlex
W2137619254
Cited by
76
References
23
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 10805 d)
Locations
  • Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
sleep, memory consolidation, paired-associate learning, interference, free recall
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Paired-Associate Learning, Mental Recall, Retention, Psychology, Sleep

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