Neural and behavioural consequences of vocabulary acquisition: an interdisciplinary approach
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Psychology
Abstract
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Gareth Gaskell (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Gaskell MG
(2009)
Word learning and lexical development across the lifespan.
in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Brown H
(2014)
The time-course of talker-specificity and lexical competition effects during word learning
in Language, Cognition and Neuroscience
Snoeren ND
(2009)
The perception of assimilation in newly learned novel words.
in Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition
Gaskell MG
(2008)
The impact of strong assimilation on the perception of connected speech.
in Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance
Shane Lindsay (Author)
(2009)
Spaced learning and lexical integration of novel words
Tamminen J
(2010)
Sleep spindle activity is associated with the integration of new memories and existing knowledge.
in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
Dumay N
(2012)
Overnight lexical consolidation revealed by speech segmentation.
in Cognition
Tamminen J
(2008)
Newly learned spoken words show long-term lexical competition effects.
in Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)
Lindsay S
(2013)
Lexical integration of novel words without sleep.
in Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition
Rodd JM
(2012)
Learning new meanings for old words: effects of semantic relatedness.
in Memory & cognition
Description | The research provided strong evidence for a causal link between sleep and the acquisition of new vocabulary. In particular, deep sleep and sleep "spindles" were found to be associated with the strengthening of memory for newly learned words. At the same time, sleep was not seen to be a necessary condition for making new word memories robust. Spacing out of learning episodes across the day was also an effective means of ensuring good vocabulary retention. |
Exploitation Route | There are applications to education at all levels. It is important to think about ways of promoting good sleep for better educational outcomes. |
Sectors | Education,Healthcare |
Description | There is an increasing societal understanding of the importance of good sleep to wellbeing and education, and our research (alongside other similar fundamental research) has helped to improve that understanding. We are running pilot studies of the potential for better sleep habits to affect learning in adolescents. |
First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Societal |