I64 I60-I69
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: wake group
motor learning (sequence learning, motor adaptation) interleaved by a 45 min break without sleep.
Group 2: power-nap group: motor learning (sequence learning, motor adaptation) interleaved by a 45 mi
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: general: >= 18yrs ability to understand study protocoll no neuropsychiatric disease young: - righthanded - = 60 yrs stroke - monohemispheric stroke, >12 months post - subcortical or cortical ischemic infarction
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - advanced neurodegenerative diseases (i.e. M. Parkinson) - severe internal, neurological or psychiatric disease - drug abuse - excessive alcohol use - use of neuroleptic substances (i.e. neuroleptics) - aphasia, agnosia not able to comprehend study and supply informed consent - hemianopia and neglect restricting task execution - untreated sleep disorders - re-infarction - professional typists and pianists
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in motor performance (i.e. sequence learning- number of correct sequences or motor adaptation- number of trials) is measured prior to and directly after the diurnal break (sleep/wake) as well as in the morning of the following day. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sleep related measures: - time spend in specific sleep stage | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactWinifried Backhaus
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Outcome results
None listed