In the study, researchers used computational models capable of simulating different brain states, such as sleep and awake, to examine how sleep consolidates newly encoded memories and prevents damage to old memories. In other words, memories, even old memories, are not final. “We learn many new things on a daily basis and those memories compete with old memories. However, these artificial intelligence systems lack the ability to learn continuously and will forget old knowledge when new information is learned. Bazhenov said the study results could lead to developing new stimulation techniques during sleep to improve memory and learning.

Source: Hindustan Times August 05, 2020 09:56 UTC