Sleep supports the consolidation of newly learned statistical concepts.

ABSTRACT: Within mathematical cognition, the development of conceptual knowledge is seen as critical to developing understanding. Sleep has been well established to play a role in the consolidation of newly learned information and schema-based information but has yet to be explored within mathematical cognition. Across three experiments, participants (N = 167) were assigned to a sleep or wake group and then viewed lectures on either p-values, t-test, or z-scores. The sleep group watched the lecture at 9 p.m., completed an immediate recall task to explain the concept, then a second recall task 12 hr later at 9 a.m. The wake groups watched the lecture at 9 a.m. and completed an immediate recall task then a second recall task 12 hr later at 9 p.m. Written responses were then

SUBMITTER: Shaw JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature