The TMR cuing effect on face recognition accuracy is associated with N3 sleep duration, though cueing did not significantly improve recognition overall¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · checked against its sources 2026-10-26 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Recognition accuracy (d′) increased after sleep overall (mean increase 0.43, t(22)=4.37, p<0.001), but the change did not differ between the cued and uncued classes; nevertheless the cuing effect on Δrecognition was associated with N3 duration (χ²(1,N=23)=5.56, p=0.02). → Whitmore 2022

Evidence¶

Whitmore 2022¶

Whitmore, N. W., Bassard, A. M. & Paller, K. A. (2022). Targeted memory reactivation of face-name learning depends on ample and undisturbed slow-wave sleep. npj Science of Learning, 7:1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00119-2

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Same within-subjects nap experiment (N=23 with recognition data after a technical issue); d′ statistics computed for cued class C and uncued class U before and after sleep. The cueing effect on recognition change paralleled the recall findings despite no significant overall class difference (t(22)=1.25, p=0.22).

"the cuing effect on Δrecognition was associated with N3 duration (Fig. 2b), paralleling the results for name recall [ χ² (1,N = 23) = 5.56, p = 0.02]"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Sleep — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• N3 duration, cuing, and sleep-disruption measures are intercorrelated but represent separable facets of sleep quality in predicting the recall cuing effect — related
• The TMR cuing effect on name recall is positively correlated with the duration of stage N3 (slow-wave) sleep during the nap — related
• TMR benefits on name recall are negatively correlated with post-cue sleep disruption and post-cue beta-band EEG power, suggesting reactivation depends on undisturbed sleep — related