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Generalization and Specificity of Visual Learning During Sleep

Description

A growing body of evidence suggests that sleep facilitates and is beneficial to perceptual learning. However, the underlying mechanism of this facilitatory action is largely unknown. One must know what type of processing occurs during sleep to clarify the mechanism of sleep facilitating perceptual learning. For this purpose, investigators will obtain highly localized spatio-temporal information about brain activation during sleep using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and polysomnography (PSG) measurement.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

A growing body of evidence suggests that sleep facilitates and is beneficial to perceptual learning. However, the underlying mechanism of this facilitatory action is largely unknown. One must know what type of processing occurs during sleep to clarify the mechanism of sleep facilitating perceptual learning. For this purpose, investigators will obtain highly localized spatio-temporal information about brain activation during sleep using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and polysomnography (PSG) measurement.

Generalization and Specificity of Visual Learning During Sleep

Generalization and Specificity of Visual Learning During Sleep

Condition
Visual Learning
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Providence

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02912

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18 - 30 years old
  • * Normal or corrected to normal visual acuity
  • * Self-report of visual and eye disorders (cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma)
  • * Drug use (psychoactive drugs, neuroleptic medications, prescription medications that might affect cognitive and motor performance)
  • * History of sleep disorders (sleep apnea, insomnia)
  • * Failure to meet the criteria on the visual acuity test
  • * Magnetically or mechanically activated implants (such as cardiac pacemakers)
  • * Clips on blood vessels in the brain
  • * Use of any type of intrauterine devices
  • * Use of dentures
  • * Pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Brown University,

Study Record Dates

2025-07-31