The Effect of Mild Skin Temperature Warming on Stage-Specific Sleep and Memory Consolidation

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dc.contributorWooten, Thomas
dc.contributorAgwu, Victor
dc.contributor.advisorSchwartzer, Jared
dc.contributor.advisorSpencer, Rebecca
dc.contributor.advisorMantua, Janna
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Nishath
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-05T10:16:20Z
dc.date.available2016-07-05T10:16:20Z
dc.date.gradyear2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016-07-05
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies have demonstrated that a mild increase in skin temperature can induce longer and deeper sleep, particularly during SWS the period of sleep associated with memory consolidation. This study attempted to differentiate the effects of mild skin temperature manipulation on various stages of sleep (SWS and REM) by inducing warm temperature during a single sleep stage and then testing memory consolidation after each condition. Preliminary analysis of individuals who completed at least one condition revealed that memory scores were greatest after the SWS night, as predicted. Compared to control conditions, skin warming during the SWS warming condition showed a slight increase in memory recall in the word-pairing task. Moreover, skin warming during the REM warming condition produced a decline in memory recall compared to both SWS and control conditions. Although, these findings were not corroborated in participants who completed all conditions, the low number of participants may be limiting our ability to detect these effects.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNeuroscience and Behavioren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPsychology & Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/3920
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublicen_US
dc.subjectSleep Researchen_US
dc.subjectThermoregulationen_US
dc.subjectMemory Consolidationen_US
dc.subjectElectroencephalographyen_US
dc.subjectSkin Temperatureen_US
dc.subjectSleep Stagesen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Mild Skin Temperature Warming on Stage-Specific Sleep and Memory Consolidationen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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