Mere acoustic name exposure during sleep without positive traits does not enhance mental facial representations of the named person¶

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q3 i? The mere name exposure control group showed no improved mental representations; cued-name and uncued-face ratings did not differ between the exposure group and the experimental group. → Zhao 2025

Evidence¶

Zhao 2025¶

Zhao, H., Lin, X., Yuan, K., Hu, X., Wang, X., Su, W., Wang, Q., & Lu, L. (2025). Updating social evaluation during sleep. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00356-9

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Control experiment in which a third group heard only the cued name during SWS. Comparing that group's uncued-name facial attractiveness ratings with the experimental group's revealed "no significant difference" (F(1, 66) = 0.74, p = 0.393); no standardized effect size was printed.

"This analysis revealed no significant difference in the facial attractiveness ratings for the uncued name between the mere exposure group and the experimental group (F(1, 66) = 0.74,p = 0.393, see Supplementary Fig. 3)"

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