The consolidation of learning that occurs during sleep is a result of the learning process and not merely because certain brain regions get used a lot during learning, a RIKEN researcher and her collaborator have shown. This finding is published in The Journal of Neuroscience and resolves a long-standing debate among sleep researchers.
Learning gains while we sleep originate from the learning process itself and not just from using the brain
The consolidation of learning that occurs during sleep is a result of the learning process and not merely because certain brain regions get used a lot during learning, a RIKEN researcher and her collaborator have shown. This finding is published in The Journal of Neuroscience and resolves a long-standing debate among sleep researchers.