Nap it or leave it in the elderly: A nap after practice relaxes age-related limitations in procedural memory consolidation

M. Korman; Y. Dagan; A. Karni

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2015.08.051

Nap it or leave it in the elderly: A nap after practice relaxes age-related limitations in procedural memory consolidation

M. Korman, Y. Dagan, A. Karni

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Abstract

Using a training protocol that effectively induces procedural memory consolidation (PMC) in young adults, we show that older adults are good learners, robustly improving their motor performance during training. However, performance declined over the day, and overnight 'offline' consolidation phase performance gains were under-expressed. A post-training nap countered these deficits. PMC processes are preserved but under-engaged in the elderly; sleep can relax some of the age-related constraints on long-term plasticity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-176
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neuroscience Letters
Volume	606
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2015.08.051
State	Published - 8 Oct 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aging
Consolidation
Learning
Nap
Procedural memory
Sleep

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