PSYCH 133 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Andre Iguodala, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Memory Consolidation
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Semantic: general knowledge, not tied to dates/times/moments. Ex: show soda ad, more soda purchases. Memory stages: memories unfold in distinct stages over time. Encoding: (1) perceiving information, short-term until next stage. Consolidation: (2) cementing of the information into brain, save button. Recall: (3) recollect it hours and days later. Concentrating on effect of sleep on procedural memory and in the consolidation stage. Type short 5 digit sequence for periods of 30 seconds then rest for 30 seconds. Improve in the absence of any further practice. Practice *with a night of sleep* makes perfect. Stage 2 nrem sleep in the 4th quarter of the night (last part of 8 hours) The participants who got the most of this type of sleep showed most dramatic improvement in performance. 8 hours of sleep, 9 hours, 12 hours. See picture flashed in front of you. See letter l or t in middle of screen. Try to pay attention to lower left quadrant of screen.
