Studies of sleep and language learning

Studies of sleep and language learning

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Sleep helps strengthen memories. A nap or a good night's sleep can improve learning and memory in many different domains. We are interested in understanding how sleep contributes to different aspects of cognition, including language acquisition, as well as memory consolidation in general.

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Both male and female

18+ years old

Healthy Volunteers

Who can participate in this study?

We are currently seeking participants who meet the following criteria: 18+ years old, normal or corrected-to-normal vision, normal hearing, no history of neurological or sleep disorders, not currently taking medication that may affect brain functioning, and habitual afternoon napper who is able to nap well during the day.

What is involved?

Participants will perform different computer-based learning tasks in which they will be presented with stimuli, such as syllables, words, phrases or images on a screen, and asked to perform different tasks associated with the stimuli, such as responding to targets by pressing a button, or making different judgments or ratings.

Participants will be provided the opportunity to take a 90-minute nap at the Western Interdisciplinary Science Building (WIRB) at the University of Western Ontario during which their brain activity will be recorded using a non-invasive technique such as electroencephalography (EEG) and/or functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Principal Investigator, Study Identifier, & Posting Dates

Principal Investigator: Laura Batterink
Study posted on: August 25th, 2020
Recruitment open until: July 30th, 2025

Who can I contact to learn more about this study?

For more information about this study please contact:
Aishwarya Pathak for “Memory Recognition Task”
apatha6@uwo.ca

Ashwin Harimohan
aharimoh@uwo.ca

 

 

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