Quiet rest contributes to retaining detailed memories
May 3, 2018, Heriot-Watt University
A brief rest can result in the retention of more detailed memories, relative to being busy in the minutes following learning, according to new research from Heriot-Watt University.
Published in Nature Scientific Reports, the paper follows previous research by the team showing that if we rest quietly for 10 minutes after learning something new, we retain more information. The team's new findings show that quiet resting after learning not only helps us to remember, it also results in the retention of more detailed memories.
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