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Sleep enhances spatial schema memory formation in humans

2026-06-17

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Schema memory, a generalized representation formed across episodes sharing regularities, is thought to arise through sleep-dependent systems consolidation. Yet, direct evidence in humans remains sparse. Here, sixty young adults navigated a virtual-reality arena and learned a spatial distribution of object-category ratios across five sessions (toys vs. household items, hidden in boxes at different locations). Parti...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.16.732347

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