Sensorimotor performance is improved by targeted memory reactivation during a daytime nap in healthy older adults.
Neurosci Lett
; 731: 134973, 2020 07 13.
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| ID: mdl-32305379
ABSTRACT
Sensorimotor consolidation occurs during sleep. However, the benefit of sleep-based consolidation decreases with age due to decreased sleep quality and quantity. This study aimed to enhance sensorimotor performance through repetitive delivery of task-based auditory cues during sleep, known as targeted memory reactivation (TMR). Healthy older adults performed a non-dominant arm throwing task before and after a 1 h nap. While napping, half of participants received TMR throughout the hour. Participants who received TMR during sleep demonstrated a greater overall change in throwing accuracy from the start of the first to the end of the second throwing task session. However, there was no generalization of throwing accuracy to variants of the task or to a novel dart throwing task. Findings support the use of TMR during sleep to enhance task-specific sensorimotor performance in healthy older adults despite age-related decreases in sleep quality and quantity. Future research is needed to evaluate the effects of TMR on rehabilitation protocols.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep
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Task Performance and Analysis
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Learning
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Memory
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurosci Lett
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Publication country:
IE
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IRELAND
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IRLANDA