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Home  /  Science  /  Pupil size during sleep reveals how memories are sorted, preserved: Study

Pupil size during sleep reveals how memories are sorted, preserved: Study

by Jake Hoffman
January 3, 2025
in Science
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Pupil size during sleep reveals how memories are sorted, preserved: Study

Cornell Research Opens New Window into Dream-State Memory Organization

A revolutionary study from Cornell University has unveiled a fascinating connection between pupil movements during sleep and the brain’s memory-processing mechanisms, potentially transforming our understanding of how memories are consolidated during rest.

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Published in the prestigious journal Nature, the study “Sleep microstructure organizes memory replay” presents compelling evidence that pupil size during sleep could serve as a window into which memories are being processed in dreams. This groundbreaking research, conducted at Cornell University, Ithaca, employed cutting-edge eye-tracking technology alongside EEG monitoring to decode sleep’s complex memory mechanisms.

The dance of memory and dreams

“It’s like new learning, old knowledge, new learning, old knowledge, and that is fluctuating slowly throughout the sleep,” explains neuroscientist Azahara Oliva from the Department of Neurobiology and Behaviour to ScienceAlert. This rhythmic alternation between memory types occurs during Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep, with distinct pupil responses marking each phase.

Methodology and key findings

The research team observed mice processing new maze navigation skills learned during daytime sessions. During subsequent sleep periods, they identified two distinct substages of NREM sleep:

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  • Phases of pupil contraction corresponding to the replay of new memories
  • Periods of pupil dilation associated with processing older experiences

Implications for learning and AI

The study illuminates how the brain maintains its delicate balance between acquiring new information and preserving existing knowledge. “Our results suggest that the brain can multiplex distinct cognitive processes during sleep to facilitate continuous learning without interference,” the researchers note in their findings.

Future applications

This discovery holds profound implications for both human learning and artificial intelligence development. The research team suggests their findings could lead to enhanced memory techniques and improved AI training methods by preventing what they term “catastrophic interference” in memory processing.

The scientific community has responded with enthusiasm to these findings, anticipating future research that could translate these discoveries to human subjects and potentially revolutionize our approach to memory enhancement and artificial neural networks.

As this field continues to evolve, the intersection of sleep science and memory processing promises to yield even more insights into the fascinating workings of the human mind.

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