PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Cunningham, Muriel ED - Cramer, Steven C. TI - Reward Improves Long-Term Retention of a Motor Memory through Induction of Offline Memory Gains DP - 2013 May 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 35--35 VI - 13 IP - 1 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/1/35.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/1/35.full AB - This article discusses the findings of a study on the effects of reward-based training on motor learning [Abe M et al. Curr Biol 2011]. This study represents a completely new way of thinking about that subject in the context of stroke recovery. Training people under a reward-based system led to substantial long-term retention of a newly acquired motor memory—an advantage that developed through stabilization of offline memory gains in subsequent days [Abe M et al. Curr Biol 2011].