Slow Wave Sleep in Naps Supports Episodic Memories in Early Childhood

Naps have been shown to benefit declarative memories in early childhood. This benefit has been associated with sleep spindles during the nap. However, whether young children’s naps and their accompanying physiology benefit other forms of declarative learning is unknown. Using a novel storybook task,...

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Main Author: Lokhandwala, Sanna
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2021
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1017
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2060&context=masters_theses_2