Awake reactivation is not a uniform process

Amir Tal; Eitan Schechtman

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2025.07.008

Awake reactivation is not a uniform process

Amir Tal
, Eitan Schechtman

Hebrew University of Jerusalem
University of California at Irvine

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Abstract

Memories are consolidated during restful wakefulness, but the mechanisms underlying this process are poorly understood. We argue that wakeful reactivation is not monolithic: it encompasses non-conscious and conscious processes with varying levels of elaboration and diverging consequences. Refining reactivation as a concept may help avoid conflicting results on wake consolidation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	876-878
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	29
Issue number	10
Early online date	28 Aug 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2025.07.008
State	Published - Oct 2025
Externally published	Yes

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consolidation
memory
reactivation

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