sleep learning

noun

1. the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleep learning¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

In this future, children are educated through sleep-learning, individuality and initiative are shunned, recreational drug use and sex are encouraged and the population is programmed to accept its station in life.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are now trying to implement helpful behavioural modification through sleep-learning,” says Arzi.

From Scientific American