A solid night’s sleep is known to protect your memories from bouts of forgetfulness. Now we know it’s making them more accessible, too. New is taking our understanding of the relationship between sleep and the brain’s memory functions to the next level, exploring the idea that memories could be enhanced and made more available for use the following day. “Sleep almost doubles our chances of remembering previously unrecalled material,” the researchers say.
Research shows sleep makes our memories more available
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