Awake targeted memory reactivation doesn't work.
Hoffman LJ; Foley JM; Tanrıverdi B; Chein J; Olson IR · 2025 · Memory & cognition
WASTE classifies this as Replication Failure · AI classification, approximate
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Abstract (excerpt)
Memories are pliable and can be biased by post-encoding information. In targeted memory reactivation (TMR) studies, participants encode information then sleep, during which time sounds or scents that were previously associated with the…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.3758/s13421-024-01576-x