New research suggests that 24-month-olds have a superior ability to recall things they observed on a screen compared to 15-month-olds, particularly if they slept within four hours after the learning session. The duration of sleep during this period directly correlated with how well they remembered the content. The paper was published in the Journal of Sleep Research. Research suggests that sleep plays a crucial role in memory consolidation, the process by which short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories. During sleep, particularly in the slow-wave and REM (rapid eye movement) …