Effects of learnt landmarks and sleep on spatial working memory

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 387; p. S58
• Main Authors: Katshu, Mohammad Zia Ul Haq, Dr, d'Avossa, Giovanni, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 25.02.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Internal Medicine

Abstract Background Sleep consolidates spatial memory through reactivation of patterns of neural activity associated with spatial navigation. Recently, post-training sleep has been shown to improve spatial working memory (sWM). Whether improvement in sWM reflects a general post-sleep facilitation of...