Sleep contribution to motor memory consolidation: a motor imagery study. Sleep. 2009 Dec 1;32(12):1559-65 Authors: Debarnot U, Creveaux T, Collet C, Doyon J, Guillot A STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep is known to enhance performance following physical practice (PP) of a new sequence of movements. Apart from a pilot study, it is still unknown whether a similar sleep-dependent consolidation effect can be observed following motor imagery (MI) and whether this mnemonic process is related to MI speed. DESIGN: Counterbalanced within-subject design. SETTING: The laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-two...
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Inducing a virtual hand ownership illusion through a brain-computer interface. Neuroreport. 2009 Apr 22;20(6):589-594 Authors: Perez-Marcos D, Slater M, Sanchez-Vives MV The apparently stable brain representation of our bodies is easily challenged. We have recently shown that the illusion of ownership of a three-dimensional virtual hand can be evoked through synchronous tactile...