title: [The role of sleep in the implicit learning processes].
abstract: The role of sleep in different memory processes is debated. Probably it plays an active role in the memory consolidation or possibly it prevents forgetting by protecting against interference or it makes the memory performance more efficient by facilitating the forgetting. The beneficial effect of sleep in explicit memory is well demonstrated, while the role of sleep in implicit mechanisms has not been comprehensively characterized so far. There are several factors which affect the appearance of sleep effect, such as the structure, the length and the complexity of sequence being used, the awareness of the sequence, the length of the learning blocks and the offline period. Besides the classical sleep deprivation methods with healthy participants, examining patients with sleep disorders could be a new method of the investigation of the sleep effect which enables us to enrich our knowledge not only about the sleep-dependent memory consolidation but also the cognitive dysfunction related to sleep pathologies. This new line of research can help the development of more effective rehabilitation programs.
authors.forename: Eszter
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Csábi
authors.forename: Dezso
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Németh
mesh_terms: D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008568:Memory; D012890:Sleep; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*