ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

Advances in Psychological Science ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (9): 1493-1507.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2020.01493

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Effect of sleep restriction on cognitive function and its underlying mechanism

QIAN Liu1,2, Ru Taotao2,3(), LUO Xue1, Niu Jiaxing1, Ma Yongjun1, ZHOU Guofu2,3()   

  1. 1Lab of Lighting and Physio-psychological Health, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
    2National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
    3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • Received:2019-10-14 Online:2020-09-15 Published:2020-07-24
  • Contact: Ru Taotao,ZHOU Guofu E-mail:taotao.ru@scnu.edu.cn;guofu.zhou@m.scnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Effects of sleep restriction on cognitive functions have been of considerable concern. Studies showed that effects of sleep restriction on cognitive performance were inconsistent and suggested that effects of sleep restriction on cognition would depend on cognitive domains (e.g. attention, executive function and long-term memory), the severity of sleep restriction, as well as demographic characteristics (e.g. age and gender). Four main possible hypotheses including the arousal hypothesis, the vigilance hypothesis, the controlled attention hypothesis and the prefrontal cortex vulnerability hypothesis have been put forward to explain the underlying mechanism. Further understanding of such mechanism could be facilitated by focusing on individual differences, effects of mild sleep restriction and employing the ASL Perfusion MRI technology.

Key words: sleep restriction, cognitive functions, cognitive domains, individual difference, underlying mechanism

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