RECRUITING

The Beneficial Effects of Naps on Motor Learning

Study Overview

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Description

Background: Memory consolidation is the process by which memories become stable, long-term representations in the brain. Consolidation of a motor skill is dependent upon sleep. Some research shows that daytime naps improve people s motor performance and memory retention. Researchers want to find out how daytime naps may contribute to learning and support consolidation of motor skill memories. Objective: To learn the role of memory replay during wakeful rest and sleep (naps) in retaining a newly learned skill. Eligibility: English-speaking adults ages 18 and older with chronic stroke, or healthy, right-handed, English-speaking adults ages 18-35 and 50-80 Design: Participants will be screened with: * medical history * neurological history * medicine review * medical exam * neurological exam. Participants will have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. For this, they will lie down in a scanner. The scanner makes loud noises, so they will wear earplugs. They will fill out an MRI screening form before each MRI. Participants will also have magnetoencephalography (MEG). MEG maps brain activity. It does this by recording the magnetic fields produced by naturally occurring electrical currents in the brain. For MEG, participants will lie down in the MEG room. Their eye movements may be recorded by a video camera. Participants will have behavior testing. They will practice typing random keys. Then they will repeatedly type a custom sequence that they see on a computer screen. Then they will take a 2-hour nap. Then they will type the same sequence again. Participants will have no more than 4 visits at the NIH over 3 months. Visits will last 2-4 hours each.

Official Title

Mechanisms Underlying the Beneficial Effects of Naps on Motor Learning

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-03-04
Study Completion:2025-08-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04312126

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age 18-35 (Arm 1) or 50-80 (Arms 2).
  2. * English speaking.
  3. * Clear right-hand dominance (\>74 on Edinburgh Handedness Inventory).
  4. * Normal neurological examination as determined by the screening clinician.
  1. * HCPS affiliated NIH staff (i.e. - staff from our section).
  2. * Current pregnancy.
  3. * Contraindications for MRI or MEG.
  4. * Use of sleep medications within 24 hours of Experimental Session participation.
  5. * Severe or progressive neurological, psychological or medical condition as determined by the screening clinician.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Tasneem F Malik, C.R.N.P.
CONTACT
(301) 451-1335
tasneem.malik@nih.gov
Leonardo G Cohen, M.D.
CONTACT
(301) 496-9782
cohenl1@mail.nih.gov

Principal Investigator

Leonardo G Cohen, M.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Study Locations (Sites)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

  • Leonardo G Cohen, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-03-04
Study Completion Date2025-08-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-03-04
Study Completion Date2025-08-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Motor Skill
  • Sleep
  • Neural Replay
  • Natural History

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Stroke