Sleep and memory in healthy children and adolescents – A critical review
| Autor: | Ulrich Voderholzer, Christoph Nissen, Barbara Loessl, Hannah Piosczyk, Marta Kopasz, Dieter Riemann, Magdolna Hornyak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Multiple Sleep Latency Test Adolescent Polysomnography Sleep REM Motor Activity Non-rapid eye movement sleep Developmental psychology Physiology (medical) medicine Humans Sleep and memory Attention Child medicine.diagnostic_test Working memory Age Factors Retention Psychology Circadian Rhythm Sleep deprivation Memory Short-Term Socioeconomic Factors Neurology Higher Nervous Activity Sleep Deprivation Female Memory consolidation Neurology (clinical) Childhood memory medicine.symptom Sleep Psychology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Sleep Medicine Reviews. 14:167-177 |
| ISSN: | 1087-0792 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.10.006 |
| Popis: | There is mounting evidence that sleep is important for learning, memory and the underlying neural plasticity. This article aims to review published studies that evaluate the association between sleep, its distinct stages and memory systems in healthy children and adolescents. Furthermore it intends to suggest directions for future research. A computerised search of the literature for relevant articles published between 1966 and March 2008 was performed using the keywords "sleep", "memory", "learn", "child", "adolescents", "adolescence" and "teenager". Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Published studies focused on the impact of sleep on working memory and memory consolidation. In summary, most studies support the hypothesis that sleep facilitates working memory as well as memory consolidation in children and adolescents. There is evidence that performance in abstract and complex tasks involving higher brain functions declines more strongly after sleep deprivation than the performance in simple memory tasks. Future studies are needed to better understand the impact of a variety of variables potentially modulating the interplay between sleep and memory, such as developmental stage, socioeconomic burden, circadian factors, or the level of post-learning sensory and motor activity (interference). This line of research can provide valuable input relevant to teaching, learning and public health policy. |
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