A new study challenges the classic view of memory consolidation as a delayed, offline process by showing that neural reactivation, which is crucial for memory consolidation, occurs rapidly during awake encoding intervals. These findings suggest that consolidation can occur dynamically in brief, task-related downtimes.
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Fig. 1: The classic and dynamic views of memory consolidation.
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