Memory consolidation refers to the transformation over time of experience-dependent
internal representations and their neurobiological underpinnings. The process is assumed …

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 …

There is a long-standing division in memory research between hippocampus-dependent
memory and non-hippocampus-dependent memory, as only the latter can be acquired and …

The introduction of rest intervals interspersed with practice strengthens wakeful
consolidation of skill. The mechanisms by which the brain binds discrete action …

Highlights•Behavioral determinants and neural correlates of motor sequence
learning.•Advances in methodological approaches and neuroimaging data analyses.•Motor …

Recent evidence suggests that gains in performance observed while humans learn a novel
motor sequence occur during the quiet rest periods interleaved with practice (micro-offline …

Although numerous studies have convincingly demonstrated that sleep plays a critical role
in motor sequence learning (MSL) consolidation, the specific contribution of the different …

Sleep benefits motor memory consolidation. This mnemonic process is thought to be
mediated by thalamo-cortical spindle activity during NREM-stage2 sleep episodes as well …

During sleep, the hippocampus plays an active role in consolidating memories that depend
on it for initial encoding. There are hints in the literature that the hippocampus may have a …

Motor memory consolidation is thought to depend on sleep-dependent reactivation of brain
areas recruited during learning. However, up to this point, there has been no direct evidence …