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It would seem that neurological damage may render the brain especially vulnerable to that interference after learning a new memory, which is why the period of rest proved to be particularly potent for stroke survivors and people with Alzheimer's disease.
Other psychologists are excited about the research
Crucially, this advantage lingers a week after the original learning task, and it seems to benefit young and old people alike. And besides the stroke survivors, they have also found similar benefits for people in the earlier, milder stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Our memory for new information is especially fragile just after it has been encoded

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RECALL

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RECALL(5, 0 Order)

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( RECALL, STRIKINGLY )(1, 1st Order) top

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ALZHEIMER(3, 0 Order)

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References

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Della Sala and Cowan's former student, Michaela Dewer at Heriot-Watt University, has now led several follow-up studies, replicating the finding in many different contexts
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When tested one-and-a-half-hours later, the two groups showed strikingly different patterns of recall. The participants given the break remembered nearly 50 percent of their list, compared to an average of 28 percent for the group who had been given no time to recharge their mental batteries
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(Read more) topFollowing a short study period, half the group were immediately given a second list to learn - while the rest were given a six-minute break before continuing.
When tested one-and-a-half-hours later, the two groups showed strikingly different patterns of recall
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Della Sala and Cowan's former student, Michaela Dewer at Heriot-Watt University, has now led several follow-up studies, replicating the finding in many different contexts
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(Read more) topThe participants given the break remembered nearly 50 percent of their list, compared to an average of 28 percent for the group who had been given no time to recharge their mental batteries.
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When tested one-and-a-half-hours later, the two groups showed strikingly different patterns of recall. The participants given the break remembered nearly 50 percent of their list, compared to an average of 28 percent for the group who had been given no time to recharge their mental...
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This heightened nocturnal activity may be the reason that we often learn things better just before bed.
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Della Sala and Cowan's former student, Michaela Dewer at Heriot-Watt University, has now led several follow-up studies, replicating the finding in many different contexts
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(Read more) topCrucially, this advantage lingers a week after the original learning task, and it seems to benefit young and old people alike. And besides the stroke survivors, they have also found similar benefits for people in the earlier, milder stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Our memory for new information is especially...
(Read more) top It would seem that neurological damage may render the brain especially vulnerable to that interference after learning a new memory, which is why the period of rest proved to be particularly potent for stroke survivors and people with Alzheimer's disease.
Other psychologists are excited about the research
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(Read more) top"The effect is quite consistent across studies now in a range of experiments and memory tasks," says Aidan Horner at the University of York.
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In each case, the researchers simply asked the participants to sit in a dim, quiet room, without their mobile phones or similar distractions.
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(Read more) topAn Effortless Way to Improve Your Memory
A surprisingly potent technique can boost your short and long-term recall - and it appears to help everyone from students to Alzheimer's patients.
BBC Future
David Robson
When trying to memorise new material, it's easy to assume that the more work you put in, the better you will perform
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In each case, the researchers simply asked the participants to sit in a dim, quiet room, without their mobile phones or similar distractions.
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In each case, the researchers simply asked the participants to sit in a dim, quiet room, without their mobile phones or similar distractions.
( ALZHEIMER, MILDER ) top
(Read more) topCrucially, this advantage lingers a week after the original learning task, and it seems to benefit young and old people alike. And besides the stroke survivors, they have also found similar benefits for people in the earlier, milder stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Our memory for new information is especially fragile just after it has been encoded
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When trying to memorise new material, it's easy to assume that the more work you put in, the better you will perform.
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(Read more) topBut in line with Dewar's work, a 2010 study by Lila Davachi at New York University, found that it was not limited to sleep, and similar neural activity occurs during periods of wakeful rest, too. In the study, participants were first asked to memorise pairs of pictures - matching a face to an object or scene - and then allowed to lie back and let their minds wander for a short period
(Read more) top He points out that some Alzheimer's patients are already advised to engage in mindfulness techniques to alleviate stress and improve overall well-being. "Some [of these] interventions may also promote wakeful rest and it is worth exploring whether they work in part because of reducing interference," he says, though it may be difficult to implement in people with severe dementia, he says. Beyond the clinical benefits for these patients, Baguley...