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Involvement of spindles in memory consolidation is slow wave sleep-specific

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Cox, Roy, Hofman, Winni F., Talamini, Lucia M.·2012·Learning & Memory

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Both sleep spindles and slow oscillations have been implicated in sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Whereas spindles occur during both light and deep sleep, slow oscillations are restricted to deep sleep, raising the possibility of greater consolidation-related spindle involvement during deep sleep. We assessed declarative memory retention over an interval containing a nap and determined spindle density for light and deep sleep separately. In deep sleep, spindle density was considerably higher and showed a strong and robust positive correlation with retention. This relation was absent for light sleep, suggesting that the potentiating effects of spindles are tied to their co-occurrence with slow oscillations.

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  • Indicators of sleep spindle expression consistently correlated with the amount of overnight retention of declarative memories.

    “Furthermore, indicators of sleep spindle expression consistently correlated with the amount of overnight retention of declarative memories (86,213,214,235,446,562,822,1016,1024,1037,1044,1057).”

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    The Abstract reports a strong positive correlation between spindle density during slow-wave sleep and declarative-memory retention. But the study measured retention across a nap, not overnight, and found no significant correlation for spindle density during light sleep or for spindle-frequency power. It therefore does not support the claim that indicators of spindle expression consistently correlated with overnight retention. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Cox, R., Hofman, W. F., & Talamini, L. M.
Affiliations
University of Amsterdam (NL)
Venue
Learning & Memory
Published
2012-06-14
Volume
19
Issue
7
Pages
264-267
ISSN
  • 1072-0502 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5485
OpenAlex
W2125579095
Cited by
163
References
31
Citations by year
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Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Learning & Memory (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (452-08-013)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
sleep spindles, slow oscillations, memory consolidation, sleep-dependent memory consolidation, slow-wave sleep, light sleep, spindle density
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retention, Psychology, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Stages, Time Factors, Linear Models, Polysomnography, Young Adult, Brain Waves

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