Sleep to be social: The critical role of sleep and memory for social interaction. (22nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Diekelmann, Susanne; Paulus, Frieder M.; Krach, Sören
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 41(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01-22
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X17001327
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: Humans are highly social animals who critically need to remember information from social episodes in order to successfully navigate future social interactions. We propose that such episodic memories about social encounters are processed during sleep, following the learning experience, with sleep abstracting and consolidating social gist knowledge (e.g., beliefs, first impressions, or stereotypes) about others that supports relationships and interpersonal communication.