Sleep Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 508-512 , September 2006

Daytime naps improve procedural motor memory

Received 21 January 2006 ,Revised 3 April 2006 ,Accepted 16 April 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2006.04.002

Sleep Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 508-512 , September 2006

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