Optimized memory · Cognitive Neuroscience

The power of children’s sleep - Improved declarative memory consolidation in children compared with adults

Anna Peiffer et al. · Jun 19, 2020

Sleep helped children remember better than adults did, likely because they have more deep sleep.

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Field
Cognitive Neuroscience
Authors
Anna Peiffer, Maud Brichet, Xavier De Tiège, Philippe Peigneux, Charline M. Urbain
Published
Jun 19, 2020
Cited by
41 papers
Theme
Optimized memory
In the glossary
Memory consolidation, Optimized memory
Kept since
Sep 26, 2026
How I rank it
3 of 5
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