Mind wandering, occupying 30–50% of our waking time, remains an enigmatic phenomenon in cognitive neuroscience. A large number of studies showed a negative association between mind wandering and attention-demanding (model-based) tasks in both natural settings and laboratory conditions. Mind wandering, however, does not seem to be detrimental for all cognitive domains and was observed to… Continue reading #Mind #Wandering during Implicit #Learning Is Associated with Increased Periodic #EEG Activity and Improved Extraction of Hidden Probabilistic Patterns
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Consolidation of human #skill linked to waking hippocampo-neocortical replay
The introduction of rest intervals interspersed with practice strengthens wakeful consolidation of skill. The mechanisms by which the brain binds discrete action representations into consolidated, highly temporally-resolved skill sequences during waking rest are not known. To address this question, we recorded magnetoencephalography (MEG) during acquisition and rapid consolidation of a sequential motor skill. We report… Continue reading Consolidation of human #skill linked to waking hippocampo-neocortical replay
Complementary contributions of non-REM and #REM sleep to visual #learning
Sleep is beneficial for learning. However, it remains unclear whether learning is facilitated by non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep or by REM sleep, whether it results from plasticity increases or stabilization, and whether facilitation results from learning-specific processing. Here, we trained volunteers on a visual task and measured the excitatory and inhibitory (E/I) balance in… Continue reading Complementary contributions of non-REM and #REM sleep to visual #learning
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