Study: auditory stimuli can be processed to semantic level during sleep
abenitezburraco · x · 2026-10-11
Two shared studies suggest auditory stimuli can be processed up to the semantic level during sleep. The author adds a framing: disconnection from the environment favors memory consolidation, while connectivity supports threat detection — sleep information processing is a tradeoff between the two.
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