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During sleep, brain regions synchronize to create motor memory
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During sleep, brain regions synchronize to create motor memory

by University of California, San Francisco Credit: CC0 Public Domain When the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry makes a free throw, his brain draws on motor memory. Now researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have shown how this type of memory is consolidated during sleep, when the brain processes the day’s learning to make the...

Research team reveals underpinnings of how motor memory forms
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Research team reveals underpinnings of how motor memory forms

by David McFadden, University of Ottawa Credit: CC0 Public Domain When you are first learning how to ride a bicycle or play a musical instrument, your physical movements are uncoordinated at best. But with time and lots of repetition, your brain’s motor neurons create a kind of shorthand between mind and muscle. The associated motions...