IELTS reading detail Practice
A key function of sleep is memory consolidation, a process where newly acquired information is...
Question type: sentence completion · Difficulty: advanced
- A. immediately forgotten to make space for new data.
- B. evaluated for its emotional significance.
- C. stabilized for long-term storage.
- D. linked exclusively to procedural skills.
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Paragraph D defines memory consolidation as 'the process by which fragile, newly formed memories are transformed into stable, long-term knowledge.' This is synonymous with being 'stabilized for long-term storage'.