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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • Experience-dependent plasticity allows the brain to adapt to environmental changes.
  • Childhood is thought to have the highest plasticity, but evidence is limited.
  • Slow-wave activity (SWA) during sleep serves as a marker for plasticity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how local experience-dependent changes in SWA differ across developmental stages.
  • To examine the relationship between brain maturation and SWA plasticity.

Main Methods:

  • High-density electroencephalography (EEG) was used in children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Participants underwent baseline and visuomotor adaptation tasks.
  • Sleep SWA was measured before and after the adaptation task.

Main Results:

  • Visuomotor adaptation increased SWA in the right parietal cortex in all age groups.
  • The increase in SWA was most pronounced in children.
  • Baseline SWA and gray matter volume in the parietal cortex correlated with the SWA increase.

Conclusions:

  • Brain maturation supports experience-dependent plasticity.
  • Developmental stage influences the sensitivity of brain regions to learning.
  • SWA is a sensitive measure for assessing maturational differences in brain plasticity.