NREM2 and Sleep Spindles Are Instrumental to the Consolidation of Motor Sequence Memories.

Although numerous studies have convincingly demonstrated that sleep plays a critical role in motor sequence learning (MSL) consolidation, the specific contribution of the different sleep stages in this type of memory consolidation is still contentious. To probe the role of stage 2 non-REM sleep (NRE...

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Main Authors: Samuel Laventure, Stuart Fogel, Ovidiu Lungu, Geneviève Albouy, Pénélope Sévigny-Dupont, Catherine Vien, Chadi Sayour, Julie Carrier, Habib Benali, Julien Doyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002429