What is Sleep's Role in Alzheimer's Disease? Insight From Healthy Aging
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The specific objective of this proposed research is to understand whether deficits in sleep-dependent memory changes reflect age-related changes in sleep, memory, or both. The central hypothesis is that changes in both memory and sleep contribute to age-related changes in sleep-dependent memory processing. To this end, the investigators will investigate changes in learning following intervals of sleep (overnight and nap) and wake in young and older adults.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
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• Age 18-80 yrs
• Healthy sleeper
• No diagnosed sleep or neurodegenerative disorder
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
RECRUITING
Amherst
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-07-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-07-15
Participants
Target number of participants: 584
Treatments
Experimental: Sleep
Individuals will either nap (Exps 1, 4) or have overnight sleep (Exps 2, 3, 5, 6)
No_intervention: Wake
Individuals will stay awake for the same amount of time as they slept in the sleep condition
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Sponsors
Leads: University of Massachusetts, Amherst