Changes in the density of stage 2 sleep spindles following motor learning in young and older adults

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-33

  Peters, Kevin R ^a   Ray, Laura ^a   Smith, Valerie ^a   Smith, Carlyle ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Consolidation; Motor learning; Non rapid eye movement sleep; Procedural learning; Stage 2 sleep spindle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONREM SLEEP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP SPINDLE; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SLEEP STAGES;

EID: 39049107073     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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