Practice during the day. Reinforce at night.
Pair a Cue with your study or practice. SomniCue replays the Cue during a Sleep Session, reinforcing the pairing. The Learn & Remember Category covers study, language, and professional learning.
Download FreeHow study and TMR fit together
Without reinforcement, memory fades. Spaced repetition (Anki, Quizlet) is the standard for active recall, but it only covers what you sit down to review.
Memory consolidates during sleep. Targeted Memory Reactivation pairs a Cue with your awake review, then replays that Cue during a Sleep Session.
What this looks like in practice
Create an Item under the Learn & Remember Category. Give it a title, a description, and one Cue. Run a Session while you review. Run a Sleep Session at night.
- Certification prep (CPA, CFA, USMLE, bar exam)
- Language vocabulary practice in any language
- Medical terminology and anatomy
- Legal cases, history dates, scientific formulas
- Onboarding into a new technical role
- Conference learning, executive education
Stack it with what you already use
SomniCue runs alongside active study. Use Anki, Quizlet, RemNote, or Notion during the day. Run a SomniCue Session in the background. Run a Sleep Session at night. Active recall during the day, paired Cue replay at night.
Research notes
Rasch et al. A foundational TMR study. Odor cues paired with learning, replayed during slow-wave sleep, supported declarative memory consolidation.
Science
Rudoy et al. Sound cues during slow-wave sleep strengthened recall of the cued items vs. uncued items.
Science
Schreiner & Rasch. Verbal cueing during sleep improved retention of foreign vocabulary words vs. uncued words.
Cerebral Cortex
Cue placement within slow-wave sleep oscillations matters for the TMR effect.
Journal of Neuroscience
Common questions
Can I use SomniCue with Anki or Quizlet?+
Yes. Use Anki or Quizlet for active recall during the day. Run a SomniCue Session in the background while you do that. Run a Sleep Session at night for the same Cue.
How many Items should I keep active?+
Quality over quantity. A few Items, each with one clear Cue, is more useful than many overlapping Items. One Item can have many Sessions and Sleep Sessions over time.
Will I remember more?+
TMR supports the work you are doing. You still run the awake Session. The Sleep Session reinforces what was paired with the Cue. Most users build a habit over a couple of weeks of consistent use.
Try TMR for yourself.
Create an Item. Run a Session. Run a Sleep Session. Free to start.