This document summarizes an article about whether sleep learning is real. It discusses that while the brain is active during sleep and plays a role in memory consolidation, most experts believe true learning requires being awake. Some simple information or associations may be absorbed during sleep, but significant learning seems unlikely. The document also provides background on sleep cycles and different types of memory to explain how sleep impacts learning and memory formation.

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Sleep plays a crucial part in a person’s ability to form memory, boost memory consolidation, store important information, and boost
learning. During sleeping hours, the brain cycles through several stages of rapid eye movement and non-REM sleep for optimal
functioning and restful, rejuvenating sleep. However, it is thought that our mind must be awake to learn new things — so how do we
learn when we spend several hours each day asleep? After multiple studies, learning during sleep is not as far-fetched as people may
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2. What is Sleep Learning?
With twenty-four hours in a day, and approximately ⅓ of that time spent asleep, it seems as if there is not enough time to get all things
done that we need from working, cooking, cleaning, and remembering all of the things learned throughout waking hours. As you sleep,
the brain cycles through many phases of NREM deep sleep and REM sleep, where dreams occur.
After countless hours of research, scientists believe conveying information to sleeping people, through auditory cues or sound
recordings, allows the brain to absorb the information — similar to hypnosis.
Types of Memory
Scientists suggest there are two main types of memory: declarative memory and procedural memory.
Declarative memory is a common type of long-term memory based on factual information, such as the capital of New York. As the body
goes through various cycles of Rapid Eye Movement and Non-REM sleep, findings suggest that REM sleep plays a crucial part in forming
and processing declarative memories. New research suggests slow-wave sleep also plays a crucial role in processing declarative memory.
Procedural memories rely on REM sleep for consolidation and storage. These memories are responsible for allowing a person to recall
the “how” of doing something, such as driving a car, typing on a computer, or using the telephone. We rely on procedural memories to
successfully perform daily activities, as these are tasks often done without thought.
How does Learning Occur in the Brain?
There are several types of brain waves that interchange throughout the day, depending on what activity you are doing. Gamma waves
are the longest brain waves, and are linked to memory processing, memory consolidation, learning, and problem-solving capabilities,
allowing a person to access newly learned picture memories and more.
As you are in a deep sleep, the human brain spends a lot of time in a Delta or Theta state, which is significantly slower than the brain
waves needed for learning to take place - leaving researchers to believe that learning while asleep is next to impossible.
Sleep specialists report the average adult needs at least 8 hours of sleep per night to allow the brain to rest, relax, and reset. However,
during this time a sleeping brain is also performing vital functions in transmitting neural passages of memory formation to a targeted
area for storage.
Without enough sleep, medically referred to as sleep deprivation, neural pathways are not able to form or strengthen appropriately,
leaving the body and mind to feel overly tired, and unable to process things appropriately. You may find yourself not able to react
quickly while driving, or forgetting simple things, such as how to make your morning coffee, or where you placed your keys.
Where did Hypnopaedia Originate?
With no real evidence of hypnopaedia, or sleep learning, it is thought to be a relatively new concept; however, it dates back to the early
1900s. In 1911, science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback originally published a story that references sleep learning as a real possibility. While
not many people gave this information a second thought, nearly two decades later Alois Saliger introduced the Psycho Phone to the
world. Saliger believed that deep sleep was the same concept as hypnosis, in that there is the potential to be equally influenced while
asleep.
In 1932, Aldous Huxley released a publication featuring hypnopaedia. Throughout the novel, moral messages are instilled through
messages repeated as a person slept through the night. Though brought about from several publications, scientists do not believe
sleep-learning (hypnopaedia) is possible.
How does Sleep Learning Work?
Hypnopaedia, commonly referred to as sleep learning, is thought to work by playing audio recordings or sound recordings to a person
as they sleep. Researchers discovered sleepers can learn, store, and retain knowledge without being awake. While scientists do not
believe a person can learn ample amounts of information while sleeping, it is thought that small, simple pieces of information may be
absorbed by a sleeping person.

3. During a study conducted in 2016, EEG recordings revealed that words played to sleeping participants throughout the study were
noticed by the brain. The researchers discovered that while there were traces of the memory within neural pathways, it did not present
as a memory learned during waking hours. Sleep learning information is not passed through the prefrontal cortex, making it
unretrievable the next day.
Types of Learning That can Take Place During Sleep
Sleep plays a crucial role in the ability of the brain to retain information and formulate a memory. When a person becomes sleep
deprived, the brain becomes significantly impaired, leaving a person to suffer from impaired judgment, poor decision-making skills, and
other various disorders. Many types of learning take place during sleep such as:
Problem-Solving
While sleep plays a vital role in allowing optimal brain function, Rapid Eye Movement (REM sleep) sleep plays a crucial role in
strengthening neural pathways, allowing the brain to retain problem-solving skills. Problem-solving skills are needed throughout the day
to accomplish various tasks, such as driving a vehicle, or completing work tasks. When a person’s decision-making ability is impaired, it
leaves them at an increased risk of a workplace injury, or motor vehicle accident.
Recall Information
It has been known for several decades the importance of sleep in regards to allowing the brain to recall certain memories; however,
researchers have recently discovered that adequate sleep allows between 20% and 40% memory retention and recall. Deep NREM sleep,
or slow wave peaks, has been proven especially important in the role of memory recall.
Long-Term Memory
Long-term memory allows us to recall a certain pastime, whether it be a childhood memory, or information learned a significant period
of time ago. Slow-wave sleep is vital in carrying long-term memories from the hippocampus to other permanent storage spaces within
the brain.
Making Associations in Your Sleep
Nature Neuroscience journal published a study conducted in 2012 by Israeli researchers where they tested the brain's ability to make
associations during sleep. As a study participant slept, scientists conducted research by playing a certain sound, then spraying a foul-
smelling spray such as spoiled fish, rotten eggs, or the smell of cigarette smoke. When participants woke, scientists would play the
sound, and participants would hold their breath as they waited for the unpleasant odor to pass that was expected. The oscillatory brain
activity associated with cigarette smoking behaviors following a study such as this triggers the mind to associate sounds that it learned
while asleep.
How can You Learn in Your Sleep?
Although research suggests simple things such as words or smells can be learned and retained through sleep, the best way to learn
important things is to obtain the information during waking hours, and then get quality sleep, allowing your brain to retain the
information. As you sleep, neural pathways strengthen within your mind to enhance memory performance, targeted memory
reactivation, and memory consolidation. Researchers believe a sleeping brain is a working brain, allowing for sleep learning to form new
memories, new language, and new words.
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