Analyze the following experimental scenario and predict the most likely outcome, explaining your reasoning based on the role of sleep in memory.

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- Research has been suggested that REM sleep assists memory consolidation
- Several studies using different stimuli (particularly those with emotional significance) show that REM assists the consolidation of memories with a lot of emotion
 - REM sleep also helps with early gene activity related to plasticity, allowing synapses to strengthen

REM Sleep and Memory Consolidation

-  Dreams have been considered to assist reconsolidation rather than memory consolidation as a whole. Since dreams are attributed to previous memories, the act of dreaming allows the reconsolidation process to occur.      
- Dreams also have been connected to memory consolidation through the dream lag effect

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