The effects of insufficient sleep and adequate sleep on cognitive function in healthy adults.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Although sleep affects a range of waking behaviors, the majority of studies have focused on sleep loss with relatively little attention on sustained periods of adequate sleep. The goal of this study was to use an experimental design to examine the effect of both of these sleep patterns on cognitive performance in healthy adults.

Methods

This study used a randomized crossover design. Participants who regularly slept 7-9 hours/night completed two 6-week intervention conditions, adequate sleep (maintenance of habitual bed/wake times) and insufficient sleep (reduction in sleep of 1.5 hours relative to adequate sleep), separated by a 2-6weeks (median=43days) washout period. Cognitive functioning was evaluated at baseline and endpoint of each intervention using th

SUBMITTER: Zimmerman ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11045317 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature