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Measuring Neural Mechanisms Underlying Sleep-Dependent Memory Consolidation During Naps in Early Childhood
Published on: October 2, 2019
Rapid consolidation of new knowledge in adulthood via fast mapping
Marc N Coutanche1, Sharon L Thompson-Schill2
1Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT, USA.
Abstract:
Rapid word learning, where words are 'fast mapped' onto new concepts, may help build vocabulary during childhood. Recent evidence has suggested that fast mapping might help to rapidly integrate information into memory networks of the adult neocortex. The neural basis for this learning by fast mapping determines key properties of the learned information.
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