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Strengthening Individual Memories by Reactivating Them During Sleep

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Rudoy, John D., Voss, Joel L., Westerberg, Carmen E., Paller, Ken A.·2009·Science

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During sleep, memories can be influenced in a specific and systematic manner.

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  • External triggering of memory reactivations during sleep enhances memory performance the next day.

    “This contrasts with findings indicating that an external triggering of memory reactivations during sleep enhances memory performance the next day (295, 959, 1018)”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [1018]

    The Abstract reports that sounds presented during non-REM sleep cued object-location memories, and recall was more accurate for cued than uncued objects after waking. The test followed a nap; our copy does not support the claim that performance was measured the next day. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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  • A sleep-associated enhancement of spatial memories has been revealed after cuing with auditory stimuli.

    “Although cuing during sleep with odours may be particularly effective as it leaves sleep architecture completely undisturbed, a sleep-associated enhancement of spatial memories has been also revealed after cuing with auditory stimuli (Rudoy, Voss, Westerberg, & Paller 2009).”

    From System consolidation of memory during sleep (2012) · cites this paper as Rudoy, Voss, Westerberg, & Paller 2009

  • During a posttraining nap, memory for place-object associations reactivated by characteristic sounds was significantly better at later retrieval than for nonreactivated associations.

    “During a posttraining nap, only half of the sounds were administered again to reactivate respective place-object associations.At later retrieval, memory for the reactivated associations was significantly better than for the nonreactivated associations.”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [1018]

  • Experimental cueing of memories during sleep did not produce specific dream reports of task-related themes.

    “Also, experimental cueing of memories during sleep did not produce specific dream reports of task-related themes (959, 1018; Rihm et al., unpublished observation).”

    From About Sleep's Role in Memory (2013) · cites this paper as [1018]

    The paper’s Abstract (page not provided) reports improved object-location recall after sound cueing and says participants did not know sounds had been played during sleep. Our copy does not address whether participants reported dreams or whether those dreams contained task-related themes (searched: dream reports, dreaming, task-related themes). (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Rudoy, J. D., Voss, J. L., Westerberg, C. E., & Paller, K. A.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Paller, Ken A.
Venue
Science
Published
2009-11-20
Volume
326
Issue
5956
Pages
1079-1079
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2035272956
Cited by
532
References
7
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (F31NS066725)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
memory consolidation, sleep, memory reactivation, auditory cues, spatial memory, memory retrieval, memory specificity, sleep-dependent memory
MeSH terms
Brain, Cues, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Mental Recall, Sleep, Sleep Stages, Sound, Young Adult

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