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SUBMITTER: Whitmore NW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8755782 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Whitmore Nathan W NW Bassard Adrianna M AM Paller Ken A KA
NPJ science of learning 20220112 1
Face memory, including the ability to recall a person's name, is of major importance in social contexts. Like many other memory functions, it may rely on sleep. We investigated whether targeted memory reactivation during sleep could improve associative and perceptual aspects of face memory. Participants studied 80 face-name pairs, and then a subset of spoken names with associated background music was presented unobtrusively during a daytime nap. This manipulation preferentially improved name rec ...[more]