Lecture 9 - Sleep & Cognition Flashcards
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What are the 3 main theories of why we sleep
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- Cellular Restoration
- Energy Conservation
- Consolidation of Memory & Learning
2
Q
What happens when we are sleep deprived BEFORE learning new information
Yoo et al(2007)
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Reduces the ability of the hippocampus to encode new info
3
Q
What evidence is there to support lack of sleep before learning info
Yoo et al (2007)
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85% accuracy in control
75% in sleep deprived condition
hippocampus activity significantly lower
picture recognition task
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