L-DOPA increases slow-wave sleep duration and selectively modulates memory persistence in older adults

L-DOPA increases slow-wave sleep duration and selectively modulates memory persistence in older adults

IntroductionMillions of people worldwide take medications such as L-DOPA that increase dopamine to treat Parkinson’s disease. Yet, we do not fully understand how L-DOPA affects sleep and memory. Our earlier research in Parkinson’s disease revealed that the timing of L-DOPA relative to sleep affects...

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Main Authors: Hanna K. Isotalus, Will J. Carr, Jonathan Blackman, George G. Averill, Oliver Radtke, James Selwood, Rachel Williams, Elizabeth Ford, Liz McCullagh, James McErlane, Cian O’Donnell, Claire Durant, Ullrich Bartsch, Matt W. Jones, Carlos Muñoz-Neira, Alfie R. Wearn, John P. Grogan, Elizabeth J. Coulthard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
sleep
memory
dopamine
ageing
slow wave sleep
NREM
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1096720/full

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