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Age-related decline of sleep-dependent consolidation

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Spencer, Rebecca M.C., Gouw, Arvin M., Ivry, Richard B.·2007·Learning & Memory

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Sleep-dependent memory consolidation is observed following motor skill learning: Performance improvements are greater over a 12-h period containing sleep relative to an equivalent interval without sleep. Here we examined whether older adults exhibit sleep-dependent consolidation on a sequence learning task. Participants were trained on one of two sequence learning tasks. Performance was assessed after a 12-h break that included sleep and after a 12-h break that did not include sleep. Older and younger adults showed similar degrees of initial learning. However, performance of the older adults did not improve following sleep, providing evidence that sleep-dependent consolidation is diminished with age.

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  • Comparing older (45-80 years) and younger adults (18-24 years) on the SRTT under implicit and explicit learning conditions, Spencer et al. found that only the younger but not the older subjects distinctly improved in performance in both task versions across overnight sleep, compared with performance changes across a daytime retention period of wakefulness.

    “Comparing older (45-80 years) and younger adults (18 -24 years) on the SRTT under implicit and explicit learning conditions, Spencer et al. (1127) found that only the younger but not the older subjects distinctly improved in performance in both task versions across overnight sleep, compared with performance changes across a daytime retention period of wakefulness.”

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  • Several studies relying on different versions of the SRTT revealed age-related impairments in the formation of motor skill memories during sleep.

    “With regard to procedural memory, several studies relying on different versions of the SRTT revealed age-related impairments in the formation of motor skill memories during sleep.”

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Authors
Spencer, R. M. C., Gouw, A. M., & Ivry, R. B.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Venue
Learning & Memory
Published
2007-07
Volume
14
Issue
7
Pages
480-484
ISSN
  • 1072-0502 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5485
OpenAlex
W2146233078
Cited by
201
References
22
Citations by year
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Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Learning & Memory (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (F32NS048012)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
sleep-dependent memory consolidation, aging, older adults, sequence learning, motor skill learning, age-related decline, sleep deprivation, learning performance
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Learning, Male, Memory, Middle Aged, Reaction Time, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders

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