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Behavioral Sleep Medicine Volume 17, 2019 - Issue 5
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The Effect of Cognitive Activity on Sleep Maintenance in a Subsequent Daytime Nap

Cinzia ArzilliDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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Mariangela CerasuoloDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,”, Caserta, Italy.
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Francesca ConteDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,”, Caserta, Italy.
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Valentina BittoniDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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Claudia GatteschiDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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Benedetta AlbinniDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,”, Caserta, Italy.
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Fiorenza GigantiDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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Gianluca FiccaDepartment of Psychology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,”, Caserta, Italy.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 552-560 | Published online: 25 Jan 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

Background/Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a learning task on the characteristics of a subsequent daytime nap. Participants and Methods: Thirty-eight subjects were administered a control nap (C) and one preceded by a cognitive training session (TR). Results: Relative to C, TR naps showed significantly increased sleep duration with decreased sleep latency, as well as significantly increased sleep efficiency due to reduced awakening frequency. Meaningful trends were also found toward an increase of Stage 2 sleep proportion and a reduction of Stage 1 sleep, percentage of wake after sleep onset (WASO), and frequency of state transitions. Conclusions: Our results indicate that presleep learning favors sleep propensity and maintenance, offering the possibility to explore planned cognitive training as a low-cost treatment for sleep impairments.

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