After experiences are encoded into memory, post-encoding reactivation mechanisms have
been proposed to mediate long-term memory stabilization and transformation. Spontaneous …

Objectives To better understand the psychology of rest in athletes. Rest is central to an
understanding of recovery, skill learning, and expertise development in athletes, yet extant …

New memories are labile and consolidate over time. Contemporary findings demonstrate
that, like sleep, awake quiescence supports consolidation: people remember more new …

Many scientific discoveries have been explained by a sudden gaining of insight with regards
to an ongoing problem. Insight is characterised by a mental restructuring of acquired …

New vocabulary is consolidated offline, particularly during sleep; however, the parameters
that influence consolidation remain unclear. Two experiments investigated effects of …

Traditionally, neuroscience and psychology have studied the human brain during periods of
“online” attention to the environment, while participants actively engage in processing …

KENA. PALLER, JAMES W. ANTONY, ANDREW R. MAYES, AND KENNETH A. NORMAN
abstract The human ability to remember unique experiences from many years ago comes so …

Introduction There is ample evidence that overnight sleep and daytime naps benefit memory
retention, compared to comparable amounts of active wakefulness. Yet recent evidence also …

Background Many people use handwashing and hand-drying facilities in public washrooms
under the impression that these amenities are hygienic. However, such facilities may be …

Whilst there are many studies comparing the different effects of exercise on long-term
memory, these typically adopt varying intensities, durations, and behavioural measures …