Light up your fuse, it’s alright, alright
Our memories are strengthened during periods of rest while we are awake, researchers at New York University have found. The findings expand our understanding of how memories are boosted—previous studies had shown this process occurs during sleep, but not during times of awake rest.
“Taking a coffee break after class can actually help you retain that information you just learned,” explained Lila Davachi, an assistant professor in NYU’s Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science, in whose laboratory the study was conducted. “Your brain wants you to tune out other tasks so you can tune in to what you just learned.”
