The hippocampus is necessary for the sleep-dependent consolidation of a task that does not require the hippocampus for initial learning
Anna C. Schapiro, Allison G. Reid, Alexandra Morgan, Dara S. Manoach, Mieke H. Verfaellie, Robert Stickgold
The paper shows that the hippocampus is necessary for consolidating a task not initially requiring it, using motor sequence learning in hippocampal amnesics and controls.
Hippocampus · Jun 3, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience