Nap and melatonin-induced changes in hippocampal activation and their role in verbal memory consolidation

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-342

  Gorfine, Tali ^a   Yeshurun, Yaara ^a   Zisapel, Nava ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Hippocampus; Melatonin; Memory; Nap; Sleep; Verbal

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELATONIN; MEMORY; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 34848836476     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2007.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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