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The role of sleep in the formation and updating of abstract mental representations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Antonino Visalli Open the ORCID record for Antonino Visalli [Opens in a new window]  and
Nicola Cellini Open the ORCID record for Nicola Cellini [Opens in a new window]
Antonino Visalli
Affiliation:
Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131Padova, Italyantonino.visalli@unipd.itnicola.cellini@unipd.it
Nicola Cellini
Affiliation:
Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131Padova, Italyantonino.visalli@unipd.itnicola.cellini@unipd.it Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131Padova, Italy Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35121Padova, Italy Human Inspired Technology Center, University of Padova, 35131Padova, Italy
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Abstract

According to Gilead and colleagues, to be efficient abstraction requires a hierarchical organization of information into long-term memory. But, how and when are abstract representations consolidated into long-term memory and how are they integrated with pre-existing abstracta are questions not discussed by Gilead and colleagues. Here, we propose that these processes occur preferentially during offline periods such as sleep.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e151
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