A day awake attenuates motor learning-induced increases in corticomotor excitability.

The ‘synaptic homeostasis hypothesis’ proposes that the brain’s capacity to exhibit synaptic plasticity is reduced during the day but restores when sleeping. While this prediction has been confirmed for declarative memories, it is currently unknown whether it is also the case for motor memories. We...

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Main Authors: Toon T de Beukelaar, Jago eVan Soom, Reto eHuber, Nicole eWenderoth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00138/full