Theory 23/Weeks to Months/Memory consolidation
Practice Interval Is Against Forgetting
The claim
The optimal interval between practice sessions is set by the ratio of consolidation time to forgetting rate, so faster forgetting calls for shorter intervals than fixed schedules allow.
01Mechanism
Each session must occur after consolidation but before decay erases the trace; the ratio defines that window.
02Prediction
Optimal interval should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Optimal interval independent of forgetting would remove the mechanism.