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Oct 2022
6m 41s

Naps Not Needed to Make New Memories

Scientific American
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Rats kept awake after exploring novel objects remembered the original items but not where they’d seen those objects, raising interesting questions about human sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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