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Cognition
You Really Can Learn in Your Sleep
Experimental techniques demonstrate how to strengthen memories when our brains are off-line
Ken A. Paller is a professor of psychology, holds the James Padilla Chair in Arts & Sciences, and directs the cognitive neuroscience program at Northwestern University. His research on targeted memory reactivation was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Credit: Nick Higgins
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