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Sleep is optimizing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2005

Thomas L. Clarke
Thomas L. Clarke*
Affiliation:
Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826
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tclarke@ist.ucf.edu
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Abstract

It is suggested that Walker's consolidation-based enhancement of memory during REM sleep corresponds to the simulated annealing technique used for function optimization, and that robotic and AI design could benefit from inclusion of a deliberate REM-like memory optimization phase.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 66 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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