Sleep-dependent motor memory consolidation in older adults depends on task demands.
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SUBMITTER: Gudberg C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4353561 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
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Sleep-dependent motor memory consolidation in older adults depends on task demands.
Gudberg Christel C Wulff Katharina K Johansen-Berg Heidi H
Neurobiology of aging 20141220 3
It is often suggested that sleep-dependent consolidation of motor learning is impaired in older adults. The current study challenges this view and suggests that the degree of motor consolidation seen with sleep in older age groups depends on the kinematic demands of the task. We show that, when tested with a classic sequence learning task, requiring individuated finger movements, older adults did not show sleep-dependent consolidation. By contrast, when tested with an adapted sequence learning t ...[more]
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