Meaning & use
Hypnopedia
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The practice or theory of learning while asleep, typically by listening to recorded material.
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The novel imagined a future where children absorbed moral lessons through hypnopedia every night.
Researchers found little solid evidence that hypnopedia actually improves memory retention.
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Popularized by Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," where hypnopedia is used to condition citizens' beliefs during childhood sleep.
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sleep-learning
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