Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

A link between perceptual learning, adaptation and sleep.

Nitzan Censor1, Avi Karni, Dov Sagi

  • 1Department of Neurobiology/Brain Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Vision Research
|September 19, 2006
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Perceptual learning in ADHD.

Vision research·2026
Same author

Beyond flatland: naturalistic three-dimensional stimuli and visual working memory processing.

Virtual reality·2026
Same author

Kindergarten Screening for Early (Grade 1) and Late-Emerging (Grade 4) Dyslexia Risk.

JAMA network open·2026
Same author

Offline contributions to early skill learning.

Trends in cognitive sciences·2026
Same author

Correction: Self-reference promotes vocabulary learning in a foreign language.

Psychonomic bulletin & review·2025
Same author

Hippocampal-network transcranial magnetic stimulation to target reactivated intrusive memories: A proof-of-concept study in PTSD treatment.

Brain stimulation·2025
Same journal

Computational and mathematical models in vision: Quantitative approaches to understanding visual perception.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Complex interactions between lightness, chroma, and hue in color ensemble perception.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Driving with autism spectrum disorder: Exploring the impact of tactile hazard warnings on gaze behavior and hazard responses.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Early visual processing in adults with ADHD: evidence from contrast sensitivity, spatial integration, and external noise.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Pupil reflexes generate the peripheral drift illusion due to ON/OFF motion responses.

Vision research·2026
Same journal

Perceived direction of glass patterns can flip by 90°: A neural model.

Vision research·2026
See all related articles

Memory consolidation after texture discrimination training may depend on sleep, but only when the brain is adapted. More training trials can improve learning, but too many may hinder it, suggesting sleep benefits adapted states.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sensory Perception

Background:

  • Between-session gains in texture discrimination are linked to memory consolidation.
  • The role of sleep in memory consolidation is debated.
  • Adaptation level during training may influence consolidation and sleep interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how adaptation level affects memory consolidation and sleep.
  • To determine the impact of training trial number on discrimination thresholds and learning.
  • To explore the relationship between training adaptation, learning, and sleep-dependent consolidation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a texture discrimination task.
  • Manipulating the number of training trials to vary adaptation levels.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Assessing discrimination thresholds and learning across training sessions.
  • Analyzing the potential benefits of between-session sleep in adapted states.

    • Main Results:

    • Both discrimination thresholds and learning are influenced by the number of training trials.
    • Increased trials lead to higher discrimination thresholds due to adaptation.
    • Learning initially benefits from more trials, but excessive trials reduce learning.
    • Consolidation appears to benefit from sleep in adapted states.

    Conclusions:

    • The interaction between memory consolidation and sleep is dependent on the training adaptation level.
    • Optimizing training parameters, like the number of trials, is crucial for effective learning.
    • Sleep may play a significant role in consolidating learning, particularly under conditions of high adaptation.