While the functions of sleep remain largely unknown, one of the most exciting and
contentious hypotheses is that sleep contributes importantly to memory. A large number of …

On the basis of brain imaging studies, Doyon and Ungerleider recently proposed a model
describing the cerebral plasticity that occurs in both cortico–striatal and cortico–cerebellar …

For the past two decades, it has generally been accepted that sleep benefits motor memory
consolidation processes. This notion, however, has been challenged by recent studies and …

Rehabilitation after hemiplegic stroke has typically relied on the training of patients in
compensatory strategies. The translation of neuroscientific research into care has led to new …

This review discusses the cerebral plasticity, and the role of the cortico-striatal system in
particular, observed as one is learning or planning to execute a newly learned motor …

Practice is vital to the acquisition of new skills, but the brain does not stop processing
information when practice stops. After practice, changes take place that strengthen and …

An issue of great recent interest is whether motor memory consolidates in a manner
analogous to declarative memory–that is, with the formation of a memory that progresses …

Conventional neurorehabilitation appears to have little impact on impairment over and
above that of spontaneous biological recovery. Robotic neurorehabilitation has the potential …

Research in the neurosciences continues to provide evidence that sleep plays a role in the
processes of learning and memory. There is less of a consensus, however, regarding the …

Abstract D-Cycloserine (CYC), a partial N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) agonist, has been
shown to improve cognitive functions in humans. However, the neurophysiological basis of …