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    The Role of Multiple Nights of Sleep in the Consolidation of an Engaging and Complex Motor Learning Task

    Year: 2014, 2014
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Higginson, Caitlin, Thesis advisor (ths): Peters, Kevin R, Degree committee member (dgc): Smith, Carlyle T, Degree committee member (dgc): Brown, Liana E, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The present study examined the role of multiple nights of sleep in the consolidation of a complex motor learning task. Participants were 24 Trent undergraduates, 12 in the learning group (Mage = 20.33, SD = 1.87, 10 female) and 12 in the control group (Mage = 21.92, SD = 3.42, 7 female). Participants underwent 5 consecutive nights of polysomnographic recordings, with a Rock Band learning… more