title: Strengthening individual memories by reactivating them during sleep.
abstract: While asleep, people heard sounds that had earlier been associated with objects at specific spatial locations. Upon waking, they recalled these locations more accurately than other locations for which no reminder cues were provided. Consolidation thus operates during sleep with high specificity and is subject to systematic influences through simple auditory stimulation.
authors: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
authors: John D
authors: JD
authors: Rudoy
authors: Joel L
authors: JL
authors: Voss
authors: Carmen E
authors: CE
authors: Westerberg
authors: Ken A
authors: KA
authors: Paller
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D012890:Sleep; D012894:Sleep Stages; D013016:Sound; D055815:Young Adult