Enhancing and advancing the understanding and study of dreaming and memory consolidation: Reflections, challenges, theoretical clarity, and methodological considerations
Bloxham, A. and Horton, C. (2024) Enhancing and advancing the understanding and study of dreaming and memory consolidation: Reflections, challenges, theoretical clarity, and methodological considerations. Consciousness and Cognition, 123. pp. 1-38. ISSN 1053-8100
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Abstract
Empirical investigations that search for a link between dreaming and sleep-dependent memory consolidation have focused on testing for an association between dreaming of what was learned, and improved memory performance for learned material. Empirical support for this is mixed, perhaps owing to the inherent challenges presented by the nature of dreams, and methodological inconsistencies. The purpose of this paper is to address critically prevalent assumptions and practices, with the aim of clarifying and enhancing research on this topic, chiefly by providing a theoretical synthesis of existing models and evidence. Also, it recommends the method of Targeted Memory Reactivation (TMR) as a means for investigating if dream content can be linked to specific cued activations. Other recommendations to enhance research practice and enquiry on this subject are also provided, focusing on the HOW and WHY we search for memory sources in dreams, and what purpose (if any) they might serve.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Published by Elsevier in 2024. This is an author accepted manuscript of a published open access article available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2024.103719. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Divisions: | School of Social Science |
| Depositing User: | Caroline Horton |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Oct 2024 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2024 14:48 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1167 |
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