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

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

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 gai...

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Main Authors: Sofia Isabel Ribeiro Pereira, Felipe Beijamini, Roberta Almeida Vincenzi, Fernando Mazzilli Louzada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:Sleep Science
Subjects:
Motor skills
Finger tapping task
Daytime nap
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006315000061

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