Effects of post-learning nap in the recognition memory for faces in habitual nappers.
Neurobiol Learn Mem
; 213: 107957, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the effects of diurnal nap in the recognition memory for faces in habitual nappers. Thirty volunteers with habitual midday napping (assigned as the sleep group) and 28 non-nappers (assigned as the wake group) participated in this study. Participants were instructed to memorize faces, and subsequently to perform two recognition tasks before and after nap/wakefulness, i.e., an immediate recognition and a delayed recognition. There were three experimental conditions same faces with the same view angle (S-S condition); same faces with a different view angle (22.5°) (S-D condition); and novel faces (NF condition). A mixed repeated-measures ANOVA revealed that the sleep group exhibited significantly longer reaction times (RT) following their nap compared to those of the wake group; no significant between-group differences were observed in accuracy or sensitivity (d'). Furthermore, both groups were more conservative in the delayed recognition task compared to the immediate recognition task, but the sleep group was more conservative after their nap (vs pre-nap), reflected by the criterion (ß, Ohit/Ofalse alarm). Further stepwise regression analysis revealed a positive relationship between duration of stage N3 sleep and normalized RT difference before/after nap on the S-S condition. These findings suggest that an immediate nap following face learning is associated with memory reorganization during N3 sleep in habitual nappers, rendering the memories not readily accessible.
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Tiempo de Reacción
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Sueño
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Reconocimiento en Psicología
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Reconocimiento Facial
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Neurobiol Learn Mem
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article