Everybody knows that sleep helps our brains sort out, reorder and make sense of all the information it consumes during the day. But now a team of neuroscientists has shown that it's possible to continue learning through the night, too. Here's how you can give it a try.
The idea of learning by osmosis might be some kind of childish dream, but it turns out that exposure to certain cues while we're asleep can actually reinforce memories and enhance recall when we wake up.
A team of researchers from Northwestern University had participants sit down and learn to play two songs on a keyboard. Then, they were left in a comfortable room to take a 90-minute nap. During that time, one of the songs was played repeatedly while they were in slow-wave sleep.
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