Sleep-related memory consolidation in the psychosis spectrum phenotype.

In conclusion, our results suggest a gain in motor skill performance with sufficient sleep opportunity for longer REM sleep in high-risk individuals with subthreshold psychotic symptoms. Declarative memory did not benefit from sleep consolidation above or beyond that of the control group.
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Source: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory - July 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Purple RJ, Cosgrave J, Vyazovskiy V, Foster RG, Porcheret K, Wulff K Tags: Neurobiol Learn Mem Source Type: research