Saccadic Eye Movements Attenuate Postural Sway but Less in Sleep-Deprived Young Adults.

ABSTRACT: Sleep deprivation affects the performance of postural control and several other aspects related to attentional mechanisms that may alter sensory cue acquisition strategies. This study aimed to examine the possible effects of horizontal saccades and ocular fixation on a target in the performance of postural control in young adults with sleep deprivation. Twenty-six adults formed two groups, tested in two evaluations. In the first evaluation, participants slept normally on the night before. In the second evaluation, 13 participants were sleep deprived (SD) and 13 slept normally (control group [CG]) on the night before. In both evaluations, each participant stood upright as still as possible, in two experimental conditions: fixating the eye on a target and performing saccadic movement toward

SUBMITTER: Vargas IEP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739768 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature