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Habitual napping moderates motor performance improvements following a short daytime nap
Regular napping changes how a short daytime nap improves movement skills
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Abstract
Habitual nappers showed improved motor performance after a nap, while non-habitual nappers experienced deterioration.
- Both habitual and non-habitual nappers reported increased alertness after napping compared to reading.
- Non-habitual nappers fell asleep faster and had higher sleep efficiency, but showed no other differences in sleep patterns.
- Habitual nappers exhibited greater brain wave activity in specific sleep stages compared to non-habitual nappers.
- Motor performance improved for habitual nappers post-nap, while it declined for non-habitual nappers.
- The presence of sleep spindles and specific brain wave activity predicted motor performance improvement in habitual nappers.
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