Katharina Henke (far left) is pictured with two fellow researchers at the University of Bern, Marc Zuest (far left) and Simon Ruch (center). The researchers carried out experiments on a group of young German-speaking men and women. The research group was led by Katharina Henke, a professor at the University of Bern and founder of the school’s Center for Cognition, Learning and Memory. The researchers theorized that, if replay during sleep improves the storage of information that is learned while awake, the processing and storage of new information should also be possible during sleep. This supported the idea that information learned while awake is replayed and deeply embedded in the sleeping brain. Much of the earlier research found that memories made when people were awake were reinforced and strengthened during sleep. But they added that “complex verbal learning” has not yet been demonstrated. Other human studies, the Swiss researchers said, found that simple learning through sounds may be possible during sleep. Studies involving mice provided evidence that sleep learning is possible in the brain of mammals. But several studies have suggested some learning activity can happen. ![]() Sleeping hours are generally considered unproductive time. ![]() Results of the study recently appeared in the publication Current Biology. Researchers from Switzerland’s University of Bern say they discovered people were able to learn new language words during deep levels of sleep. A new study suggests some language learning can take place during sleep.
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