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From our analysis, we found the following most relevant: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 researchCrucially, 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