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@ARTICLE{Heim:829633,
author = {Heim, Stefan and Klann, Juliane and Schattka, Kerstin and
Bauhoff, Sonja and Borcherding, Gesa and Nosbüsch, Nicole
and Struth, Linda and Binkofski, Ferdinand and Werner,
Cornelius J.},
title = {{A} nap but not rest or activity consolidates language
learning},
journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
volume = {8},
issn = {1664-1078},
address = {Lausanne},
publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-03302},
pages = {665},
year = {2017},
abstract = {Recent evidence suggests that a period of sleep after a
motor learning task is a relevant factor for memory
consolidation. However, it is yet open whether this also
holds true for language-related learning. Therefore, the
present study compared the short- and long-term effects of a
daytime nap, rest, or an activity task after vocabulary
learning on learning outcome. Thirty healthy subjects were
divided into three treatment groups. Each group received a
pseudo-word learning task in which pictures of monsters were
associated with unique pseudo-word names. At the end of the
learning block a first test was administered. Then, one
group went for a 90-min nap, one for a waking rest period,
and one for a resting session with interfering activity at
the end during which a new set of monster names was to be
learned. After this block, all groups performed a first
re-test of the names that they initially learned. On the
morning of the following day, a second re-test was
administered to all groups. The nap group showed significant
improvement from test to re-test and a stable performance
onto the second re-test. In contrast, the rest and the
interference groups showed decline in performance from test
to re-test, with persistently low performance at re-test 2.
The 3 (GROUP) × 3 (TIME) ANOVA revealed a significant
interaction, indicating that the type of activity
(nap/rest/interfering action) after initial learning
actually had an influence on the memory outcome. These data
are discussed with respect to translation to clinical
settings with suggestions for improvement of intervention
outcome after speech-language therapy if it is followed by a
nap rather than interfering activity.},
cin = {INM-1 / INM-4},
ddc = {150},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-1-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)INM-4-20090406},
pnm = {571 - Connectivity and Activity (POF3-571)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-571},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000401357100001},
pubmed = {pmid:28559856},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00665},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/829633},
}