Early sleep after action observation and motor imagery training boosts improvements in manual dexterity.

ABSTRACT: The systematic observation and imagination of actions promotes acquisition of motor skills. Furthermore, studies demonstrated that early sleep after practice enhances motor learning through an offline stabilization process. Here, we investigated behavioral effects and neurodynamical correlates of early sleep after action observation and motor imagery training (AO + MI-training) on motor learning in terms of manual dexterity. Forty-five healthy participants were randomized into three groups receiving a 3 week intervention consisting of AO + MI-training immediately before sleeping or AO + MI-training at least 12 h before sleeping or a control stimulation. AO + MI-training implied the observation and motor imagery of transitive manual dexterity tasks, whereas the control stimulation consisted

SUBMITTER: Temporiti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature