Sleep Deprivation Triggers Cognitive Control Impairments in Task-Goal Switching

[en] Study Objectives: This study investigates the impact of sleep deprivation (SD) on task-goal switching, a key component of cognitive flexibility. Methods: Task-goal switching performance was tested after one night of regular sleep (n = 17 participants) or of total SD (n = 18). To understand the relationships between task-switching performance and other cognitive processes following SD, participants were tested for other key attentional (alertness and vigilance) and executive (inhibition and working memory) functions. Spontaneous eye blink rate (EBR) was also measured as an indirect marker of striatal dopaminergic function. Results: SD negatively affects task-goal switching as well as attentional and inhibition measures, but not working memory. Changes in task-goal switching performance were not significantly correlated with changes in objective and subjective markers of fatigue and sleepiness, response inhibition, or spontaneous EBR. Conclusions: Altogether, our results show differentiated effects of SD on key executive functions such as working memory,inhibition, and task-goal switching.

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Neurosciences & behavior

Author, co-author :

Slama, Hichem ^✱

Chylinski, Daphné ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Deliens, Gaétane

Leproult, Rachel

Schmitz, Rémy

Peigneux, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Language :

English

Title :

Sleep Deprivation Triggers Cognitive Control Impairments in Task-Goal Switching

Publication date :

2018

Journal title :

Sleep

ISSN :

0161-8105

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1550-9109

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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, United States

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