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The longer the better? General skill but not probabilistic learning improves with the duration of short rest periods

Lison Fanuel, Claire Plèche, Teodóra Vékony, Romain Quentin, Karolina Janacsek, View ORCID ProfileDezso Nemeth
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.12.090886
Lison Fanuel
aLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Claire Plèche
aLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Teodóra Vékony
aLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
bDepartment of Neurology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Romain Quentin
aLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
cHuman Cortical Physiology and Neurorehabilitation Section, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Karolina Janacsek
dSchool of Human Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences, University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, 150 Dreadnought, SE10 9LS, London, United Kingdom
eBrain, Memory and Language Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., H–1117, Budapest, Hungary
fInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Izabella utca 46., H-1064, Budapest, Hungary
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Dezso Nemeth
aLyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), INSERM, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
eBrain, Memory and Language Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., H–1117, Budapest, Hungary
fInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Izabella utca 46., H-1064, Budapest, Hungary
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Abstract

Memory consolidation has mainly been investigated for extended periods, from hours to days. Recent studies suggest that memory consolidation can also occur within shorter periods, from minutes to seconds. Our study aimed at determining (1) whether short rest periods lead to improvements in implicit probabilistic sequence learning and (2) whether length of rest duration influences such offline improvements. Participants performed an implicit probabilistic sequence learning task throughout 45 blocks. Between blocks, participants were allowed to rest and then to continue the task in their pace. The overall reaction times (general skill learning) shortened from pre- to post-rest periods, and this improvement was increased for longer rest durations. However, probabilistic sequences knowledge decreased in these periods, and this decrement was not related to the length of rest duration. These results suggest that (1) general skill learning but not probabilistic sequence knowledge benefits from short rest periods and, possibly, from memory consolidation, (2) ultra-fast offline improvements in general skills, but not forgetting in probabilistic sequence knowledge, are time-dependent. Overall, our findings highlight that ultra-fast consolidation differently affects distinct cognitive processes.

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The longer the better? General skill but not probabilistic learning improves with the duration of short rest periods
Lison Fanuel, Claire Plèche, Teodóra Vékony, Romain Quentin, Karolina Janacsek, Dezso Nemeth
bioRxiv 2020.05.12.090886; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.12.090886
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The longer the better? General skill but not probabilistic learning improves with the duration of short rest periods
Lison Fanuel, Claire Plèche, Teodóra Vékony, Romain Quentin, Karolina Janacsek, Dezso Nemeth
bioRxiv 2020.05.12.090886; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.12.090886

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