As in humans, sleep solidifies a bird's memories

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 18:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Sleeping is known to help humans stabilize information and tasks learned during the preceding day. Now, researchers have found that sleep has similar effects upon learning in starlings, a discovery that will open up future research into how the brain learns and preserves information.

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