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Article

Potential Benefits of Daytime Naps on Consecutive Days for Motor Adaptation Learning

by
Yusuke Murata
1,2,
Masaki Nishida
1,2,*,
Atsushi Ichinose
1,2,
Shutaro Suyama
1,2,
Sumi Youn
1,2 and
Kohei Shioda
2,3
1
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama 359-1192, Japan
2
Sleep Research Institute, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
3
Faculty of Human Sciences, Kanazawa Seiryo University, Kanazawa 920-8620, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clocks & Sleep 2022, 4(3), 387-401; https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4030033
Submission received: 5 May 2022 / Revised: 24 August 2022 / Accepted: 26 August 2022 / Published: 30 August 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Human Basic Research & Neuroimaging)
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Abstract

Daytime napping offers benefits for motor memory learning and is used as a habitual countermeasure to improve daytime functioning. A single nap has been shown to ameliorate motor memory learning, although the effect of consecutive napping on motor memory consolidation remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the effect of daytime napping over multiple days on motor memory learning. Twenty university students were divided into a napping group and no-nap (awake) group. The napping group performed motor adaption tasks before and after napping for three consecutive days, whereas the no-nap group performed the task on a similar time schedule as the napping group. A subsequent retest was conducted one week after the end of the intervention. Significant differences were observed only for speed at 30 degrees to complete the retention task, which was significantly faster in the napping group than in the awake group. No significant consolidation effects over the three consecutive nap intervention periods were confirmed. Due to the limitations of the different experimental environments of the napping and the control group, the current results warrant further investigation to assess whether consecutive napping may benefit motor memory learning, which is specific to speed.
Keywords: nap; sleep; motor adaptation; learning; consolidation nap; sleep; motor adaptation; learning; consolidation

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Murata, Y.; Nishida, M.; Ichinose, A.; Suyama, S.; Youn, S.; Shioda, K. Potential Benefits of Daytime Naps on Consecutive Days for Motor Adaptation Learning. Clocks & Sleep 2022, 4, 387-401. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4030033

AMA Style

Murata Y, Nishida M, Ichinose A, Suyama S, Youn S, Shioda K. Potential Benefits of Daytime Naps on Consecutive Days for Motor Adaptation Learning. Clocks & Sleep. 2022; 4(3):387-401. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4030033

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Murata, Yusuke, Masaki Nishida, Atsushi Ichinose, Shutaro Suyama, Sumi Youn, and Kohei Shioda. 2022. "Potential Benefits of Daytime Naps on Consecutive Days for Motor Adaptation Learning" Clocks & Sleep 4, no. 3: 387-401. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4030033

APA Style

Murata, Y., Nishida, M., Ichinose, A., Suyama, S., Youn, S., & Shioda, K. (2022). Potential Benefits of Daytime Naps on Consecutive Days for Motor Adaptation Learning. Clocks & Sleep, 4(3), 387-401. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4030033

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