Word encoding during sleep is suggested by correlations between word-evoked up-states and post-sleep semantic priming

Word encoding during sleep is suggested by correlations between word-evoked up-states and post-sleep semantic priming

To test whether humans can encode words during sleep we played everyday words to men while they were napping and assessed priming from sleep-played words following waking. Words were presented during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Priming was assessed using a semantic and a perceptual priming...

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Main Authors: Simon eRuch, Thomas eKoenig, Johannes eMathis, Corinne eRoth, Katharina eHenke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Memory
unconscious
Implicit
semantic priming
NREM sleep
slow-oscillations
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01319/full

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