Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3026780 | Sleep Science | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Here our goal was to determine the magnitude of sleep-related motor skill enhancement. Performance on the finger tapping task (FTT) was evaluated after a 90 min daytime nap (n=15) or after quiet wakefulness (n=15). By introducing a slight modification in the formula used to calculate the offline gains we were able to refine the estimated magnitude of sleep׳s effect on motor skills. The raw value of improvement after a nap decreased after this correction (from ~15% to ~5%), but remained significantly higher than the control. These results suggest that sleep does indeed play a role in motor skill consolidation.
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Authors
Sofia Isabel Ribeiro Pereira, Felipe Beijamini, Roberta Almeida Vincenzi, Fernando Mazzilli Louzada,