Re-examining sleep's effect on motor skills: How to access performance on the finger tapping task?

Pereira, Sofia Isabel Ribeiro, Beijamini, Felipe, Vincenzi, Roberta Almeida and Louzada, Fernando Mazzilli 2015. Re-examining sleep's effect on motor skills: How to access performance on the finger tapping task? Sleep Science 8 (1) , pp. 4-8. 10.1016/j.slsci.2015.01.001

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Abstract

Here our goal was to determine the magnitude of sleep-related motor skill enhancement. Performance on the finger tapping task (FTT) was evaluated after a 90 min daytime nap (n=15) or after quiet wakefulness (n=15). By introducing a slight modification in the formula used to calculate the offline gains we were able to refine the estimated magnitude of sleep׳s effect on motor skills. The raw value of improvement after a nap decreased after this correction (from ~15% to ~5%), but remained significantly higher than the control. These results suggest that sleep does indeed play a role in motor skill consolidation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
ISSN:	1984-0063
Date of Acceptance:	28 January 2015
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 03:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142754

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