Sleep protects memories from interference in older adults

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2272-2281

  Sonni, Akshata ^a   Spencer, Rebecca M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Consolidation; Declarative; Interference; Memory; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NIGHT SLEEP; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP STAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930090733     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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