Can you learn a language in your sleep?

Sleep learning was first shown in cartoons which started to interest more and more people that wanted to know if you actually can learn while sleeping. Finally thanks to neuroimaging we know that the brain in some phases of sleep can actually pick up some information. They tested it out on people who wanted to quit smoking and 35% of them actually quit after they mixed the smell of rotten fish with the smell of cigarettes and presented it to them during the time they slept. Then they tested if they can teach people japaneses while sleeping. During the day they played a sound of animal and an image of them to the person learning then when they were sleeping they played the sound of animal and what are they called in japanese and in the morning they played what the animal is called with two images to choose from and they observed that the participants chose the wright picture with their skills rather than luck. That means that it is possible to learn language while sleeping, but they recommend studying while awake

In my opinion I don't think this way of learning is effective. I think that when you have a word and two pictures to choose from it's not hard to guess what is correct, so them saying that it's not luck but their knowledge is a bit questionable. I personally never tried learning a language while sleeping, but I also don't plan on trying to, because I just don't think it would be effective. Also the cigarette test for me is a bit weird, if people wanted to quit smoking and were really determined to do so would quit it without being exposed to the weird smell when they were sleeping.

Link:https://theconversation.com/can-you-learn-a-language-in-your-sleep-we-found-you-may-be-able-to-pick-up-some-words-191091

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  1. englishdiary26 października 2022 11:12

    The brain is still a mystery, it seems, in spite of all the research.

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