Physiological synchrony in electrodermal activity predicts decreased vigilant attention induced by sleep deprivation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

When multiple individuals are presented with narrative movie or audio clips, their electrodermal activity (EDA) and heart rate show significant similarities. Higher levels of such inter-subject physiological synchrony are related with higher levels of attention toward the narrative, as for instance expressed by more correctly answered questions about the narrative. We here investigate whether physiological synchrony in EDA and heart rate during watching of movie clips predicts performance on a subsequent vigilant attention task among participants exposed to a night of total sleep deprivation.

Methods

We recorded EDA and heart rate of 54 participants during a night of total sleep deprivation. Every hour from 22:00 to 07:00 participants watched a 10-min movie clip

SUBMITTER: Stuldreher IV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790929 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature