Is Sleep Essential for Neural Plasticity in Humans, and How Does It Affect Motor and Cognitive Recovery?

There is a general consensus that sleep is strictly linked to memory, learning, and, in general, to the mechanisms of neural plasticity, and that this link may directly affect recovery processes. In fact, a coherent pattern of empirical findings points to beneficial effect of sleep on learning and p...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Gorgoni, Aurora D'Atri, Giulia Lauri, Paolo Maria Rossini, Fabio Ferlazzo, Luigi De Gennaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/103949