Marta is currently asleep after a long day at school. An EEG would show that she is currently in an NREM stage of sleep, and that this type of sleep reinforces her memory of certain types of information. Which of the following is most likely affected by this type of sleep?
A) the time in 1st grade when Marta's friend Amy brought her a cupcake for lunch
B) the scent of her father's aftershave
C) the sad emotions she experienced at her grandmother's funeral
D) Marta's memory of her own appearance
E) the location where Marta left her backpack when she got home from school

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NREM sleep, particularly slow-wave sleep (stages 3 and 4), is associated with the consolidation of declarative memories, which are memories of facts and events, such as the location of objects.

Marta Is Currently Asleep After a Long Day at School