Psychology

Multiple memories can be simultaneously reactivated during sleep as effectively as a single memory

E. Schechtman, J. W. Antony, et al.

This groundbreaking research by Eitan Schechtman, James W Antony, Anna Lampe, Brianna J Wilson, Kenneth A Norman, and Ken A Paller reveals that multiple memories can be effectively consolidated in parallel during sleep. Sound cues were used to reactivate memories of objects, demonstrating that individual memory benefits remain intact regardless of the number of items learned together. Discover how our brain handles memory consolidation in complex scenarios!