Individual differences in working memory capacity predict sleep-dependent memory consolidation.

@article{Fenn2012IndividualDI,
  title={Individual differences in working memory capacity predict sleep-dependent memory consolidation.},
  author={Kimberly M. Fenn and David Z. Hambrick},
  journal={Journal of experimental psychology. General},
  year={2012},
  volume={141 3},
  pages={
          404-10
        }
}
  • K. Fenn, D. Hambrick
  • Published 1 August 2012
  • Psychology, Biology
  • Journal of experimental psychology. General
Decades of research have established that "online" cognitive processes, which operate during conscious encoding and retrieval of information, contribute substantially to individual differences in memory. Furthermore, it is widely accepted that "offline" processes during sleep also contribute to memory performance. However, the question of whether individual differences in these two types of processes are related to one another remains unanswered. We investigated whether working memory capacity… 
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