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Németh, D.; Gerbier, E.; Born, J.; Rickard, T.; Diekelmann, S.; Fogel, S.; Genzel, L.; Prehn-Kristensen, A.; Payne, J.; Dresler, M.; et al. Optimizing the Methodology of Human Sleep and Memory Research. Nature Reviews Psychology 2023, doi:10.1038/s44159-023-00262-0.
Németh, D.; Gerbier, E.; Born, J.; Rickard, T.; Diekelmann, S.; Fogel, S.; Genzel, L.; Prehn-Kristensen, A.; Payne, J.; Dresler, M.; et al. Optimizing the Methodology of Human Sleep and Memory Research. Nature Reviews Psychology 2023, doi:10.1038/s44159-023-00262-0.
Németh, D.; Gerbier, E.; Born, J.; Rickard, T.; Diekelmann, S.; Fogel, S.; Genzel, L.; Prehn-Kristensen, A.; Payne, J.; Dresler, M.; et al. Optimizing the Methodology of Human Sleep and Memory Research. Nature Reviews Psychology 2023, doi:10.1038/s44159-023-00262-0.
Németh, D.; Gerbier, E.; Born, J.; Rickard, T.; Diekelmann, S.; Fogel, S.; Genzel, L.; Prehn-Kristensen, A.; Payne, J.; Dresler, M.; et al. Optimizing the Methodology of Human Sleep and Memory Research. Nature Reviews Psychology 2023, doi:10.1038/s44159-023-00262-0.
Abstract
Understanding the complex relationship between sleep and memory is a major challenge in neuroscience. Many studies on memory consolidation in humans suggest that sleep triggers offline memory processes, resulting in less forgetting of declarative memory and performance stabilization in non-declarative memory. However, issues related to non-optimal experimental designs, task characteristics and measurements, and inappropriate data analysis practices can significantly affect the interpretation of the effect of sleep on memory. In this article, we discuss these issues and suggest constructive solutions to address them. We believe that implementing these solutions in future sleep and memory research will significantly advance this field by improving the understanding of the specific role of sleep in memory consolidation.
Keywords
sleep; memory; consolidation; napping; fatigue
Subject
Social Sciences, Cognitive Science
Copyright:
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Commenter: Dezso Nemeth
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author