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Nicolas J, Carrier J, Swinnen SP, Doyon J, Albouy G, King BR. Targeted memory reactivation during post-learning sleep does not enhance motor memory consolidation in older adults. J Sleep Res 2024; 33:e14027. [PMID: 37794602 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
Abstract
Targeted memory reactivation (TMR) during sleep enhances memory consolidation in young adults by modulating electrophysiological markers of neuroplasticity. Interestingly, older adults exhibit deficits in motor memory consolidation, an impairment that has been linked to age-related degradations in the same sleep features sensitive to TMR. We hypothesised that TMR would enhance consolidation in older adults via the modulation of these markers. A total of 17 older participants were trained on a motor task involving two auditory-cued sequences. During a post-learning nap, two auditory cues were played: one associated to a learned (i.e., reactivated) sequence and one control. Performance during two delayed re-tests did not differ between reactivated and non-reactivated sequences. Moreover, both associated and control sounds modulated brain responses, yet there were no consistent differences between the auditory cue types. Our results collectively demonstrate that older adults do not benefit from specific reactivation of a motor memory trace by an associated auditory cue during post-learning sleep. Based on previous research, it is possible that auditory stimulation during post-learning sleep could have boosted motor memory consolidation in a non-specific manner.
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Affiliation(s)
- Judith Nicolas
- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Leuven, Belgium
- LBI - KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Leuven, Belgium
- LBI - KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Leuven, Belgium
- LBI - KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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Baena D, Fang Z, Gibbings A, Smith D, Ray LB, Doyon J, Owen AM, Fogel SM. Functional differences in cerebral activation between slow wave-coupled and uncoupled sleep spindles. Front Neurosci 2023; 16:1090045. [PMID: 36741053 PMCID: PMC9889560 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1090045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Spindles are often temporally coupled to slow waves (SW). These SW-spindle complexes have been implicated in memory consolidation that involves transfer of information from the hippocampus to the neocortex. However, spindles and SW, which are characteristic of NREM sleep, can occur as part of this complex, or in isolation. It is not clear whether dissociable parts of the brain are recruited when coupled to SW vs. when spindles or SW occur in isolation. Here, we tested differences in cerebral activation time-locked to uncoupled spindles, uncoupled SW and coupled SW-spindle complexes using simultaneous EEG-fMRI. Consistent with the "active system model," we hypothesized that brain activations time-locked to coupled SW-spindles would preferentially occur in brain areas known to be critical for sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Our results show that coupled spindles and uncoupled spindles recruit distinct parts of the brain. Specifically, we found that hippocampal activation during sleep is not uniquely related to spindles. Rather, this process is primarily driven by SWs and SW-spindle coupling. In addition, we show that SW-spindle coupling is critical in the activation of the putamen. Importantly, SW-spindle coupling specifically recruited frontal areas in comparison to uncoupled spindles, which may be critical for the hippocampal-neocortical dialogue that preferentially occurs during sleep.
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- Daniel Baena
- Sleep Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Sleep Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Sleep Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- The Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Sleep Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada,School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada,The Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada,University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,*Correspondence: Stuart M. Fogel,
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Souabni M, Souabni MJ, Hammouda O, Romdhani M, Trabelsi K, Ammar A, Driss T. Benefits and risks of napping in older adults: A systematic review. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1000707. [PMID: 36337699 PMCID: PMC9634571 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1000707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A growing body of evidence indicates that napping is common among older adults. However, a systematic review on the effect of napping on the elderly is lacking. The aim of this systematic review was to (i) determine how studies evaluated napping behavior in older adults (frequency, duration and timing); (ii) explore how napping impacts perceptual measures, cognitive and psychomotor performance, night-time sleep and physiological parameters in the elderly (PROSPERO CRD42022299805). A total of 738 records were screened by two researchers using the PICOS criteria. Fifteen studies met our inclusion criteria with a mean age ranging from 60.8 to 78.3 years and a cumulative sample size of n = 326. Daytime napping had an overall positive impact on subjective measures (i.e., sleepiness and fatigue), psychomotor performances (i.e., speed and accuracy) and learning abilities (i.e., declarative and motor learning). Additionally, studies showed (i) consistency between nap and control conditions regarding sleep duration, efficiency and latency, and proportion of sleep stages, and (ii) increase of 24 h sleep duration with nap compared to control condition. Based on the findings of the present review, there is minimal evidence to indicate that napping is detrimental for older adults' nighttime sleep. Future studies should consider involving repeated naps during a micro-cycle in order to investigate the chronic effect of napping on older adults. Systematic review registration identifier: CRD42022299805.
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- Maher Souabni
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS (Faculty of Sport Sciences), UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS (Faculty of Sport Sciences), UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS (Faculty of Sport Sciences), UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
- Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR19ES13, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Physical Activity, Sport and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sports, Tunis, Tunisia
- Motricité-Interactions-Performance, MIP, UR4334, Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
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- High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Research Laboratory: Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, EM2S, LR19JS01, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS (Faculty of Sport Sciences), UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
- High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Department of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS (Faculty of Sport Sciences), UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
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Hoedlmoser K, Peigneux P, Rauchs G. Recent advances in memory consolidation and information processing during sleep. J Sleep Res 2022; 31:e13607. [DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Kerstin Hoedlmoser
- Department of Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCNS), Laboratory for “Sleep, Cognition and Consciousness Research” University of Salzburg Salzburg Austria
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- UR2NF – Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Research Unit affiliated at CRCN – Centre for Research in Cognition and Neurosciences and UNI – ULB Neuroscience Institute Bruxelles Belgium
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- UNICAEN, INSERM, U1237, PhIND “Physiopathology and Imaging of Neurological Disorders”, Institut Blood and Brain @ Caen‐Normandie Normandie Univ Caen France
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Exercise Effects on Motor Skill Consolidation and Intermuscular Coherence Depend on Practice Schedule. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12040436. [PMID: 35447968 PMCID: PMC9030594 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12040436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cardiorespiratory or aerobic exercise immediately after practice of an upper-extremity motor skill task can facilitate skill consolidation, as demonstrated by enhanced performances at 24 h and 7-day retention tests. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of acute cardiorespiratory exercise on motor skill consolidation when skill practice involved low and high levels of contextual interference introduced through repetitive and interleaved practice schedules, respectively. Forty-eight young healthy adults were allocated to one of four groups who performed either repetitive or interleaved practice of a pinch grip motor sequence task, followed by either a period of seated rest or a bout of high-intensity interval cycling. At pre- and post-practice and 24 h and 7-day retention tests, we assessed motor skill performance and β-band (15–35 Hz) intermuscular coherence using surface electromyography (EMG) collected from the abductor pollicis brevis and first dorsal interosseous. At the 7-day retention test, off-line consolidation was enhanced in the cardiorespiratory exercise relative to the rest group, but only among individuals who performed interleaved motor skill practice (p = 0.02). Similarly, at the 7-day retention test, β-band intermuscular coherence increased to a greater extent in the exercise group than in the rest group for those who performed interleaved practice (p = 0.02). Under the present experimental conditions, cardiorespiratory exercise preferentially supported motor skill consolidation and change in intermuscular coherence when motor skill practice involved higher rather than lower levels of contextual interference.
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Fitzroy AB, Jones BJ, Kainec KA, Seo J, Spencer RMC. Aging-Related Changes in Cortical Sources of Sleep Oscillatory Neural Activity Following Motor Learning Reflect Contributions of Cortical Thickness and Pre-sleep Functional Activity. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 13:787654. [PMID: 35087393 PMCID: PMC8786737 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.787654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Oscillatory neural activity during sleep, such as that in the delta and sigma bands, is important for motor learning consolidation. This activity is reduced with typical aging, and this reduction may contribute to aging-related declines in motor learning consolidation. Evidence suggests that brain regions involved in motor learning contribute to oscillatory neural activity during subsequent sleep. However, aging-related differences in regional contributions to sleep oscillatory activity following motor learning are unclear. To characterize these differences, we estimated the cortical sources of consolidation-related oscillatory activity using individual anatomical information in young and older adults during non-rapid eye movement sleep after motor learning and analyzed them in light of cortical thickness and pre-sleep functional brain activation. High-density electroencephalogram was recorded from young and older adults during a midday nap, following completion of a functional magnetic resonance imaged serial reaction time task as part of a larger experimental protocol. Sleep delta activity was reduced with age in a left-weighted motor cortical network, including premotor cortex, primary motor cortex, supplementary motor area, and pre-supplementary motor area, as well as non-motor regions in parietal, temporal, occipital, and cingulate cortices. Sleep theta activity was reduced with age in a similar left-weighted motor network, and in non-motor prefrontal and middle cingulate regions. Sleep sigma activity was reduced with age in left primary motor cortex, in a non-motor right-weighted prefrontal-temporal network, and in cingulate regions. Cortical thinning mediated aging-related sigma reductions in lateral orbitofrontal cortex and frontal pole, and partially mediated delta reductions in parahippocampal, fusiform, and lingual gyri. Putamen, caudate, and inferior parietal cortex activation prior to sleep predicted frontal and motor cortical contributions to sleep delta and theta activity in an age-moderated fashion, reflecting negative relationships in young adults and positive or absent relationships in older adults. Overall, these results support the local sleep hypothesis that brain regions active during learning contribute to consolidation-related neural activity during subsequent sleep and demonstrate that sleep oscillatory activity in these regions is reduced with aging.
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- Ahren B. Fitzroy
- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
- Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
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Offline low-frequency rTMS of the primary and premotor cortices does not impact motor sequence memory consolidation despite modulation of corticospinal excitability. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24186. [PMID: 34921224 PMCID: PMC8683442 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03737-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Motor skills are acquired and refined across alternating phases of practice (online) and subsequent consolidation in the absence of further skill execution (offline). Both stages of learning are sustained by dynamic interactions within a widespread motor learning network including the premotor and primary motor cortices. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of the dorsal premotor cortex (dPMC) and its interaction with the primary motor cortex (M1) during motor memory consolidation. Forty-eight healthy human participants (age 22.1 ± 3.1 years) were assigned to three different groups corresponding to either low-frequency (1 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of left dPMC, rTMS of left M1, or sham rTMS. rTMS was applied immediately after explicit motor sequence training with the right hand. Motor evoked potentials were recorded before training and after rTMS to assess potential stimulation-induced changes in corticospinal excitability (CSE). Participants were retested on motor sequence performance after eight hours to assess consolidation. While rTMS of dPMC significantly increased CSE and rTMS of M1 significantly decreased CSE, no CSE modulation was induced by sham rTMS. However, all groups demonstrated similar significant offline learning indicating that consolidation was not modulated by the post-training low-frequency rTMS intervention despite evidence of an interaction of dPMC and M1 at the level of CSE. Motor memory consolidation ensuing explicit motor sequence training seems to be a rather robust process that is not affected by low-frequency rTMS-induced perturbations of dPMC or M1. Findings further indicate that consolidation of explicitly acquired motor skills is neither mediated nor reflected by post-training CSE.
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Fang Z, Smith DM, Albouy G, King BR, Vien C, Benali H, Carrier J, Doyon J, Fogel S. Differential Effects of a Nap on Motor Sequence Learning-Related Functional Connectivity Between Young and Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:747358. [PMID: 34776932 PMCID: PMC8582327 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.747358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In older adults, motor sequence learning (MSL) is largely intact. However, consolidation of newly learned motor sequences is impaired compared to younger adults, and there is evidence that brain areas supporting enhanced consolidation via sleep degrade with age. It is known that brain activity in hippocampal-cortical-striatal areas is important for sleep-dependent, off-line consolidation of motor-sequences. Yet, the intricacies of how both age and sleep alter communication within this network of brain areas, which facilitate consolidation, are not known. In this study, 37 young (age 20-35) and 49 older individuals (age 55-75) underwent resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) before and after training on a MSL task as well as after either a nap or a period of awake rest. Young participants who napped showed strengthening of functional connectivity (FC) between motor, striatal, and hippocampal areas, compared to older subjects regardless of sleep condition. Follow-up analyses revealed this effect was driven by younger participants who showed an increase in FC between striatum and motor cortices, as well as older participants who showed decreased FC between the hippocampus, striatum, and precuneus. Therefore, different effects of sleep were observed in younger vs. older participants, where young participants primarily showed increased communication in the striatal-motor areas, while older participants showed decreases in key nodes of the default mode network and striatum. Performance gains correlated with FC changes in young adults, and this association was much greater in participants who napped compared to those who stayed awake. Performance gains also correlated with FC changes in older adults, but only in those who napped. This study reveals that, while there is no evidence of time-dependent forgetting/deterioration of performance, older adults exhibit a completely different pattern of FC changes during consolidation compared to younger adults, and lose the benefit that sleep affords to memory consolidation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhuo Fang
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Functional Neuroimaging Unit, Centre de Recherche Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Sleep Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Dolfen N, Veldman MP, Gann MA, von Leupoldt A, Puts NAJ, Edden RAE, Mikkelsen M, Swinnen S, Schwabe L, Albouy G, King BR. A role for GABA in the modulation of striatal and hippocampal systems under stress. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1033. [PMID: 34475515 PMCID: PMC8413374 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02535-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Previous research has demonstrated that stress modulates the competitive interaction between the hippocampus and striatum, two structures known to be critically involved in motor sequence learning. These earlier investigations, however, have largely focused on blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) responses. No study to date has examined the link between stress, motor learning and levels of striatal and hippocampal gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). This knowledge gap is surprising given the known role of GABA in neuroplasticity subserving learning and memory. The current study thus examined: a) the effects of motor learning and stress on striatal and hippocampal GABA levels; and b) how learning- and stress-induced changes in GABA relate to the neural correlates of learning. To do so, fifty-three healthy young adults were exposed to a stressful or non-stressful control intervention before motor sequence learning. Striatal and hippocampal GABA levels were assessed at baseline and post-intervention/learning using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Regression analyses indicated that stress modulated the link between striatal GABA levels and functional plasticity in both the hippocampus and striatum during learning as measured with fMRI. This study provides evidence for a role of GABA in the stress-induced modulation of striatal and hippocampal systems.
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- Nina Dolfen
- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London, UK
- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
- Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium.
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Fitzroy AB, Kainec KA, Seo J, Spencer RMC. Encoding and consolidation of motor sequence learning in young and older adults. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2021; 185:107508. [PMID: 34450244 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2021.107508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Sleep benefits motor memory consolidation in young adults, but this benefit is reduced in older adults. Here we sought to understand whether differences in the neural bases of encoding between young and older adults contribute to aging-related differences in sleep-dependent consolidation of an explicit variant of the serial reaction time task (SRTT). Seventeen young and 18 older adults completed two sessions (nap, wake) one week apart. In the MRI, participants learned the SRTT. Following an afternoon interval either awake or with a nap (recorded with high-density polysomnography), performance on the SRTT was reassessed in the MRI. Imaging and behavioral results from SRTT performance showed clear sleep-dependent consolidation of motor sequence learning in older adults after a daytime nap, compared to an equal interval awake. Young adults, however, showed brain activity and behavior during encoding consistent with high SRTT performance prior to the sleep interval, and did not show further sleep-dependent performance improvements. Young adults did show reduced cortical activity following sleep, suggesting potential systems-level consolidation related to automatization. Sleep physiology data showed that sigma activity topography was affected by hippocampal and cortical activation prior to the nap in both age groups, and suggested a role of theta activity in sleep-dependent automatization in young adults. These results suggest that previously observed aging-related sleep-dependent consolidation deficits may be driven by aging-related deficiencies in fast learning processes. Here we demonstrate that when sufficient encoding strength is reached with additional training, older adults demonstrate intact sleep-dependent consolidation of motor sequence learning.
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- Ahren B Fitzroy
- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States.
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States.
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States.
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- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States; Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States; Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States.
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Rumpf JJ, May L, Fricke C, Classen J, Hartwigsen G. Interleaving Motor Sequence Training With High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Facilitates Consolidation. Cereb Cortex 2021; 30:1030-1039. [PMID: 31373620 PMCID: PMC7132921 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The acquisition of novel motor skills is a fundamental process of lifelong learning and crucial for everyday behavior. Performance gains acquired by training undergo a transition from an initially labile state to a state that is progressively robust towards interference, a phenomenon referred to as motor consolidation. Previous work has demonstrated that the primary motor cortex (M1) is a neural key region for motor consolidation. However, it remains unknown whether physiological processes underlying posttraining motor consolidation in M1 are active already during an ongoing training phase or only after completion of the training. We examined whether 10-Hz interleaved repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (i-rTMS) of M1 during rest periods between active motor training in an explicit motor learning task affects posttraining offline consolidation. Relative to i-rTMS to the vertex (control region), i-rTMS to the M1hand area of the nondominant hand facilitated posttraining consolidation assessed 6 h after training without affecting training performance. This facilitatory effect generalized to delayed performance of the mirror-symmetric sequence with the untrained (dominant) hand. These findings indicate that posttraining consolidation can be facilitated independently from training-induced performance increments and suggest that consolidation is initiated already during offline processing in short rest periods between active training phases.
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- Lise Meitner Research Group Cognition and Plasticity, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Lise Meitner Research Group Cognition and Plasticity, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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Purpose of review Napping is a common behavior across age groups. While studies have shown a benefit of overnight sleep on memory consolidation, given differences in nap frequency, composition, and intent, it is important to consider whether naps serve a memory function across development and aging. Recent findings We review studies of the role of naps in declarative, emotional, and motor procedural memory consolidation across age groups. Recent findings in both developmental and aging populations find that naps benefit learning of many tasks but may require additional learning or sleep bouts compared to young adult populations. These studies have also identified variations in nap physiology based on the purpose of the nap, timing of the nap, or age. Summary These studies lend to our understanding of the function of sleep, and the potential for naps as an intervention for those with reduced nighttime sleep or learning impairments.
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- Bethany J Jones
- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A
- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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- Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A
- Neuroscience & Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A
- Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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Al-Sharman A, Ismaiel IA, Khalil H, El-Salem K. Exploring the Relationship Between Sleep Quality, Sleep-Related Biomarkers, and Motor Skill Acquisition Using Virtual Reality in People With Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study. Front Neurol 2021; 12:582611. [PMID: 33737900 PMCID: PMC7960758 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.582611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives: Despite the fact that sleep disturbances are among the most common and disabling manifestations of Parkinson's disease (PD), no study has investigated the effect of sleep quality and sleep-related biomarkers on motor skill acquisition in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). Objective: To examine the relationship between skill acquisition, sleep quality, and sleep-related biomarkers in PwPD using virtual reality (VR) system. Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted on 31 PwPD and 31 healthy controls. To assess skill acquisition, each participant practiced a VR game 6 times (blocks). The main outcomes from the VR game were the required time to complete the VR game and the recorded errors. Motor skill acquisition was calculated as the difference of scores between block 6 and block 2 for both outcomes. Sleep was assessed subjectively using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and objectively using the Actisleep. To assess sleep related biomarker, plasma serotonin level was examined. Results: PwPD and healthy controls demonstrated a practice-related improvement in performance as shown by the main effect of block for each of the VR outcome measures (p < 0.000, time required to complete VR game; p < 0.000, recorded errors). There was no interaction effect between Block X Group for both outcome measures. There were significant correlations in both groups (p < 0.05) between motor skill acquisition (as indicated by the difference of time required to complete the VR game between block 6 and block 2) and PSQI total score, wake after sleep onset, and sleep efficiency. Additionally, a significant correlation was observed in both groups between motor skill acquisition (as indicated by the difference of time required to complete the VR game between block 6 and block 2) and the plasma serotonin level (p < 0.05). These correlations in PwPD remained significant, even after adjusting for disease motor severity, cognitive status, depression, and daily dose of L-dopa. Discussion and Conclusions: Sleep quality may influence motor skill acquisition in PwPD. Healthcare professionals are encouraged to be aware about sleep quality and sleep assessment tools. Therapies may target improving sleep quality which could result in improving motor skill acquisition.
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- Alham Al-Sharman
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Hermsdorf F, Fricke C, Stockert A, Classen J, Rumpf JJ. Motor Performance But Neither Motor Learning Nor Motor Consolidation Are Impaired in Chronic Cerebellar Stroke Patients. THE CEREBELLUM 2020; 19:275-285. [PMID: 31997138 PMCID: PMC7082373 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-019-01097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The capacity to acquire and retain new motor skills is essential for everyday behavior and a prerequisite to regain functional independence following impairments of motor function caused by brain damage, e.g., ischemic stroke. Learning a new motor skill requires repeated skill practice and passes through different online and offline learning stages that are mediated by specific dynamic interactions between distributed brain regions including the cerebellum. Motor sequence learning is an extensively studied paradigm of motor skill learning, yet the role of the cerebellum during online and offline stages remains controversial. Here, we studied patients with chronic cerebellar stroke and healthy control participants to further elucidate the role of the cerebellum during acquisition and consolidation of sequential motor skills. Motor learning was assessed by an ecologically valid explicit sequential finger tapping paradigm and retested after an interval of 8 h to assess consolidation. Compared to healthy controls, chronic cerebellar stroke patients displayed significantly lower motor sequence performance independent of whether the ipsilesional or contralesional hand was used for task execution. However, the ability to improve performance during training (i.e., online learning) and to consolidate training-induced skill formation was similar in patients and controls. Findings point to an essential role of the cerebellum in motor sequence production that cannot be compensated, while its role in online and offline motor sequence learning seems to be either negligible or amenable to compensatory mechanisms. This further suggests that residual functional impairments caused by cerebellar stroke may be mitigated even months later by additional skill training.
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- Franz Hermsdorf
- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Tseng SC, Chang SH, Hoerth KM, Nguyen ATA, Perales D. Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhances Retention of Visuomotor Stepping Skills in Healthy Adults. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:251. [PMID: 32676018 PMCID: PMC7333563 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with exercise training can enhance learning and retention of hand tasks; however, there have been few investigations of the effects of tDCS on leg skill improvements. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether tDCS paired with visuomotor step training can promote skill learning and retention. We hypothesized that pairing step training with anodal tDCS would improve skill learning and retention, evidenced by decreased step reaction times (RTs), both immediately (online skill gains) and 30 min after training (offline skill gains). Twenty healthy adults were randomly assigned to one of two groups, in which 20-min anodal or sham tDCS was applied to the lower limb motor cortex and paired with visuomotor step training. Step RTs were determined across three time points: (1) before brain stimulation (baseline); (2) immediately after brain stimulation (P0); and (3) 30 min after brain stimulation (P3). A continuous decline in RT was observed in the anodal tDCS group at both P0 and P3, with a significant decrease in RT at P3; whereas there were no improvements in RT at P0 and P3 in the sham group. These findings do not support our hypothesis that anodal tDCS enhances online learning, as RT was not decreased significantly immediately after stimulation. Nevertheless, the results indicate that anodal tDCS enhances offline learning, as RT was significantly decreased 30 min after stimulation, likely because of tDCS-induced neural modulation of cortical and subcortical excitability, synaptic efficacy, and spinal neuronal activity.
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- Shih-Chiao Tseng
- Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, United States
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- Motor Recovery Laboratory, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, United States
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, United States
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX, United States
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King BR, Rumpf JJ, Verbaanderd E, Heise KF, Dolfen N, Sunaert S, Doyon J, Classen J, Mantini D, Puts NAJ, Edden RAE, Albouy G, Swinnen SP. Baseline sensorimotor GABA levels shape neuroplastic processes induced by motor learning in older adults. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 41:3680-3695. [PMID: 32583940 PMCID: PMC7416055 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Previous research in young adults has demonstrated that both motor learning and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) trigger decreases in the levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the sensorimotor cortex, and these decreases are linked to greater learning. Less is known about the role of GABA in motor learning in healthy older adults, a knowledge gap that is surprising given the established aging-related reductions in sensorimotor GABA. Here, we examined the effects of motor learning and subsequent tDCS on sensorimotor GABA levels and resting-state functional connectivity in the brains of healthy older participants. Thirty-six older men and women completed a motor sequence learning task before receiving anodal or sham tDCS to the sensorimotor cortex. GABA-edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the sensorimotor cortex and resting-state (RS) functional magnetic resonance imaging data were acquired before and after learning/stimulation. At the group level, neither learning nor anodal tDCS significantly modulated GABA levels or RS connectivity among task-relevant regions. However, changes in GABA levels from the baseline to post-learning session were significantly related to motor learning magnitude, age, and baseline GABA. Moreover, the change in functional connectivity between task-relevant regions, including bilateral motor cortices, was correlated with baseline GABA levels. These data collectively indicate that motor learning-related decreases in sensorimotor GABA levels and increases in functional connectivity are limited to those older adults with higher baseline GABA levels and who learn the most. Post-learning tDCS exerted no influence on GABA levels, functional connectivity or the relationships among these variables in older adults.
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- Bradley R King
- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,LBI-KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,LBI-KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,LBI-KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospital Leuven (UZ Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,LBI-KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium.,Brain Imaging and Neural Dynamics Research Group, IRCCS San Camillo Hospital, Venice, Italy
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,LBI-KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,LBI-KU Leuven Brain Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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Posttraining Alpha Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Impairs Motor Consolidation in Elderly People. Neural Plast 2019; 2019:2689790. [PMID: 31428143 PMCID: PMC6681583 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2689790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The retention of a new sequential motor skill relies on repeated practice and subsequent consolidation in the absence of active skill practice. While the early phase of skill acquisition remains relatively unaffected in older adults, posttraining consolidation appears to be selectively impaired by advancing age. Motor learning is associated with posttraining changes of oscillatory alpha and beta neuronal activities in the motor cortex. However, whether or not these oscillatory dynamics relate to posttraining consolidation and how they relate to the age-specific impairment of motor consolidation in older adults remains elusive. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique capable of modulating such neuronal oscillations. Here, we examined whether tACS targeting M1 immediately following explicit motor sequence training is capable of modulating motor skill consolidation in older adults. In two sets of double-blind, sham-controlled experiments, tACS targeting left M1 was applied at either 10 Hz (alpha-tACS) or 20 Hz (beta-tACS) immediately after termination of a motor sequence training with the right (dominant) hand. Task performance was retested after an interval of 6 hours to assess consolidation of the training-acquired skill. EEG was recorded over left M1 to be able to detect local after-effects on oscillatory activity induced by tACS. Relative to the sham intervention, consolidation was selectively disrupted by posttraining alpha-tACS of M1, while posttraining beta-tACS of M1 had no effect on delayed retest performance compared to the sham intervention. No significant postinterventional changes of oscillatory activity in M1 were detected following alpha-tACS or beta-tACS. Our findings point to a frequency-specific interaction of tACS with posttraining motor memory processing and may suggest an inhibitory role of immediate posttraining alpha oscillations in M1 with respect to motor consolidation in healthy older adults.
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Schapiro AC, Reid AG, Morgan A, Manoach DS, Verfaellie M, Stickgold R. The hippocampus is necessary for the consolidation of a task that does not require the hippocampus for initial learning. Hippocampus 2019; 29:1091-1100. [PMID: 31157946 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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During sleep, the hippocampus plays an active role in consolidating memories that depend on it for initial encoding. There are hints in the literature that the hippocampus may have a broader influence, contributing to the consolidation of memories that may not initially require the area. We tested this possibility by evaluating learning and consolidation of the motor sequence task (MST) in hippocampal amnesics and demographically matched control participants. While the groups showed similar initial learning, only controls exhibited evidence of overnight consolidation. These results demonstrate that the hippocampus can be required for normal consolidation of a task without being required for its acquisition, suggesting that the area plays a broader role in coordinating memory consolidation than has previously been assumed.
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- Anna C Schapiro
- Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Memory Disorders Research Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts.,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Memory Disorders Research Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Compromised tDCS-induced facilitation of motor consolidation in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol 2018; 265:2302-2311. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-018-8993-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Rothkirch I, Wolff S, Margraf NG, Pedersen A, Witt K. Does Post-task Declarative Learning Have an Influence on Early Motor Memory Consolidation Over Day? An fMRI Study. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:280. [PMID: 29755315 PMCID: PMC5932143 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Previous studies demonstrated the influence of the post-learning period on procedural motor memory consolidation. In an early period after the acquisition, motor skills are vulnerable to modifications during wakefulness. Indeed, specific interventions such as world-list learning within this early phase of motor memory consolidation seem to enhance motor performance as an indicator for successful consolidation. This finding highlights the idea that manipulations of procedural and declarative memory systems during the early phase of memory consolidation over wakefulness may influence off-line consolidation. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during initial motor sequence learning and motor sequence recall, we indirectly assess the influence of a secondary task taken place in the early phase of memory consolidation. All participants were scanned using fMRI during the learning phase of a serial reaction time task (SRTT) at 8 a.m. Afterwards, they were randomly assigned to one of five conditions. One group performed a declarative verbal, one a declarative nonverbal learning task. Two groups worked on attention tasks. A control group passed a resting condition. Participants stayed awake the whole day and performed the SRTT in the MRI scanner 12 h later at 8 p.m. At the behavioral level, the analysis of the reaction times failed to show a significant group difference. The primary analysis assessing fMRI data based on the contrast (sequence – random) between learning and retrieval also did not show any significant group differences. Therefore, our main analysis do not support the hypothesis that a secondary task influences the retrieval of the SRTT. In a more liberal fMRI analysis, we compared only the sequence blocks of the SRTT from learning to recall. BOLD signal decreased in the ipsilateral cerebellum and the supplementary motor area solely in the verbal learning group. Although our primary analysis failed to show significant changes between our groups, results of the secondary analysis could be an indication for a beneficial effect of the verbal declarative task in the early post-learning phase. A nonverbal learning task did not affect the activation within the motor network. Further studies are needed to replicate this finding and to assess the usefulness of this manipulation.
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- Inken Rothkirch
- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Kiel University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.,European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Sigma frequency dependent motor learning in Williams syndrome. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16759. [PMID: 29196666 PMCID: PMC5711805 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12489-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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There are two basic stages of fine motor learning: performance gain might occur during practice (online learning), and improvement might take place without any further practice (offline learning). Offline learning, also called consolidation, has a sleep-dependent stage in terms of both speed and accuracy of the learned movement. Sleep spindle or sigma band characteristics affect motor learning in typically developing individuals. Here we ask whether the earlier found, altered sigma activity in a neurodevelopmental disorder (Williams syndrome, WS) predicts motor learning. TD and WS participants practiced in a sequential finger tapping (FT) task for two days. Although WS participants started out at a lower performance level, TD and WS participants had a comparable amount of online and offline learning in terms of the accuracy of movement. Spectral analysis of WS sleep EEG recordings revealed that motor accuracy improvement is intricately related to WS-specific NREM sleep EEG features in the 8–16 Hz range profiles: higher 11–13.5 Hz z-transformed power is associated with higher offline FT accuracy improvement; and higher oscillatory peak frequencies are associated with lower offline accuracy improvements. These findings indicate a fundamental relationship between sleep spindle (or sigma band) activity and motor learning in WS.
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King BR, Hoedlmoser K, Hirschauer F, Dolfen N, Albouy G. Sleeping on the motor engram: The multifaceted nature of sleep-related motor memory consolidation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 80:1-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Heim S, Klann J, Schattka KI, Bauhoff S, Borcherding G, Nosbüsch N, Struth L, Binkofski FC, Werner CJ. A Nap But Not Rest or Activity Consolidates Language Learning. Front Psychol 2017; 8:665. [PMID: 28559856 PMCID: PMC5432759 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Recent evidence suggests that a period of sleep after a motor learning task is a relevant factor for memory consolidation. However, it is yet open whether this also holds true for language-related learning. Therefore, the present study compared the short- and long-term effects of a daytime nap, rest, or an activity task after vocabulary learning on learning outcome. Thirty healthy subjects were divided into three treatment groups. Each group received a pseudo-word learning task in which pictures of monsters were associated with unique pseudo-word names. At the end of the learning block a first test was administered. Then, one group went for a 90-min nap, one for a waking rest period, and one for a resting session with interfering activity at the end during which a new set of monster names was to be learned. After this block, all groups performed a first re-test of the names that they initially learned. On the morning of the following day, a second re-test was administered to all groups. The nap group showed significant improvement from test to re-test and a stable performance onto the second re-test. In contrast, the rest and the interference groups showed decline in performance from test to re-test, with persistently low performance at re-test 2. The 3 (GROUP) × 3 (TIME) ANOVA revealed a significant interaction, indicating that the type of activity (nap/rest/interfering action) after initial learning actually had an influence on the memory outcome. These data are discussed with respect to translation to clinical settings with suggestions for improvement of intervention outcome after speech-language therapy if it is followed by a nap rather than interfering activity.
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- Stefan Heim
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
- Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1)Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
- SRH University of Applied Health Sciences GeraGera, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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- Division for Clinical Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
- Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4)Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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Mander BA, Winer JR, Walker MP. Sleep and Human Aging. Neuron 2017; 94:19-36. [PMID: 28384471 PMCID: PMC5810920 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 611] [Impact Index Per Article: 87.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Older adults do not sleep as well as younger adults. Why? What alterations in sleep quantity and quality occur as we age, and are there functional consequences? What are the underlying neural mechanisms that explain age-related sleep disruption? This review tackles these questions. First, we describe canonical changes in human sleep quantity and quality in cognitively normal older adults. Second, we explore the underlying neurobiological mechanisms that may account for these human sleep alterations. Third, we consider the functional consequences of age-related sleep disruption, focusing on memory impairment as an exemplar. We conclude with a discussion of a still-debated question: do older adults simply need less sleep, or rather, are they unable to generate the sleep that they still need?
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- Bryce A Mander
- Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1650, USA
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- Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1650, USA
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- Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1650, USA; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-1650, USA.
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Enhancement of motor consolidation by post-training transcranial direct current stimulation in older people. Neurobiol Aging 2017; 49:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bottary R, Sonni A, Wright D, Spencer RMC. Insufficient chunk concatenation may underlie changes in sleep-dependent consolidation of motor sequence learning in older adults. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 23:455-9. [PMID: 27531835 PMCID: PMC4986853 DOI: 10.1101/lm.043042.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sleep enhances motor sequence learning (MSL) in young adults by concatenating subsequences (“chunks”) formed during skill acquisition. To examine whether this process is reduced in aging, we assessed performance changes on the MSL task following overnight sleep or daytime wake in healthy young and older adults. Young adult performance enhancement was correlated with nREM2 sleep, and facilitated by preferential improvement of slowest within-sequence transitions. This effect was markedly reduced in older adults, and accompanied by diminished sigma power density (12–15 Hz) during nREM2 sleep, suggesting that diminished chunk concatenation following sleep may underlie reduced consolidation of MSL in older adults.
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- Ryan Bottary
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA Neuroscience and Behavior, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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