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Memory Consolidation during Waking Rest. 2019

Erin J Wamsley
Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA. Electronic address: erin.wamsley@furman.edu.

Recent studies show that brief periods of rest after learning facilitate consolidation of new memories. This effect is associated with memory-related brain activity during quiet rest and suggests that in our daily lives, moments of unoccupied rest may serve an essential cognitive function.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012146 Rest Freedom from activity. Rests
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069077 Memory Consolidation Neurological process involving the conversion of learned information into long-term memory. Consolidation, Memory,Consolidations, Memory,Memory Consolidations

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