Re-examining sleep׳s effect on motor skills: How to access performance on the finger tapping task?

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 gai...

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Autores principales: Ribeiro Pereira, Sofia Isabel, Beijamini, Felipe, Vincenzi, Roberta Almeida, Louzada, Fernando Mazzilli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26483936
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.slsci.2015.01.001
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Sumario: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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