The effects of sleep deprivation on emotional empathy

Guadagni, Veronica; Burles, Ford; Ferrara, Michele; Iaria, Giuseppe

doi:10.1111/jsr.12192

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“…Supporting this hypothesis, sleep-deprived individuals and habitually poor sleepers demonstrate impaired empathetic sensitivity, which involved sensing the emotion state of individuals in picture slides 98,99 . Sensing the internal homeostatic status of the body, and thereby tracking one’s own affective state, requires interoceptive processing within a network that includes the insula, mPFC and amygdala 100 .…”

Section: Aversive Stimulus Processingmentioning

confidence: 89%

The sleep-deprived human brain

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How does a lack of sleep affect our brains? In contrast to the benefits of sleep, frameworks exploring the impact of sleep loss are relatively lacking. Importantly, the effects of sleep deprivation (SD) do not simply reflect the absence of sleep and the benefits attributed to it; rather, they reflect the consequences of several additional factors, including extended wakefulness. With a focus on neuroimaging studies, we review the consequences of SD on attention and working memory, positive and negative emotion, and hippocampal learning. We explore how this evidence informs our mechanistic understanding of the known changes in cognition and emotion associated with SD, and the insights it provides regarding clinical conditions associated with sleep disruption.

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Section: Aversive Stimulus Processingmentioning

confidence: 89%

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“…Kahn et al , 2013; Baglioni, Spiegelhalder, Lombardo & Riemann, 2010; Walker, 2009); emotional empathy (e.g. Guadagni, Burles, Ferrara & Iaria, 2014); and management of interpersonal conflicts (e.g. Gordon & Chen, 2013).…”

Section: Sleep and Its Assessmentmentioning

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Sleep and mental disorders: A meta-analysis of polysomnographic research.

Baglioni¹,

Nanovska

Regen

et al. 2016

Psychological Bulletin

733

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Investigating sleep in mental disorders has the potential to reveal both disorder-specific and transdiagnostic psychophysiological mechanisms. This meta-analysis aimed at determining the polysomnographic (PSG) characteristics of several mental disorders. Relevant studies were searched through standard strategies. Controlled PSG studies evaluating sleep in affective, anxiety, eating, pervasive developmental, borderline and antisocial personality disorders, ADHD, and schizophrenia were included. PSG variables of sleep continuity, depth, and architecture, as well as rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep were considered. Calculations were performed with the “Comprehensive Meta-Analysis” and “R” softwares. Using random effects modeling, for each disorder and each variable, a separate meta-analysis was conducted if at least 3 studies were available for calculation of effect sizes as standardized means (Hedges’g). Sources of variability, i.e., sex, age, and mental disorders comorbidity, were evaluated in subgroup analyses. Sleep alterations were evidenced in all disorders, with the exception of ADHD and seasonal affective disorders. Sleep continuity problems were observed in most mental disorders. Sleep depth and REM pressure alterations were associated with affective, anxiety, autism and schizophrenia disorders. Comorbidity was associated with enhanced REM sleep pressure and more inhibition of sleep depth. No sleep parameter was exclusively altered in one condition; however, no two conditions shared the same PSG profile. Sleep continuity disturbances imply a transdiagnostic imbalance in the arousal system likely representing a basic dimension of mental health. Sleep depth and REM variables might play a key role in psychiatric comorbidity processes. Constellations of sleep alterations may define distinct disorders better than alterations in one single variable.

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“…Their findings provide evidence of a significant relationship between individuals' quality of sleep and their ability to share the emotions experienced by others. These findings may have important implications for individuals employed in professions requiring social interaction and empathic experience coupled with schedules that interfere with night time sleep [21]. The same researchers in 2014 studied the effects of sleep deprivation on emotional empathy.…”

Section: Sleep Disorder and Empathymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Sleep Disorder on Emotional Empathy and Quality of Life

Chawla¹,

Nair²

2017

IJMH

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Background: Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. The damage from sleep deficiency or worse prolong sleep disorder can be gradual or in an instant. Insufficient sleep can raise one's risk for some chronic health problems as a gradual process. Methodology: The purpose of the study was examining the effect of sleep disorder on emotional empathy and quality of life. Self-report survey data was collected from a total of 60 participants, 30 who were not diagnosed with a sleep disorder and other 30 patients suffering from sleep disorder (sleep apnea) between the ages 18-55. Result: The results of the t-test of emotional empathy between presence and absence of sleep disorder showed a significant t value of 2.695 at df=58 p<0.05 level; that is the obtained value was greater than the critical value and the data was in line with the hypothesis. Whereas the value obtained using t test for Quality of Life between presence and absence of sleep disorder was 5.757 at df=58 p<0.05 level that is the obtained value was greater than the critical value and the data was in line with the hypothesis. Conclusion: The findings indicate that individuals who suffer from sleep disorder (sleep apnea) score lower on empathy scale and quality of life scale as compared to individuals who do not suffer from sleep disorder.

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The effects of sleep deprivation on emotional empathy

Cited by 89 publications

References 42 publications

The sleep-deprived human brain

The sleep-deprived human brain

Sleep and mental disorders: A meta-analysis of polysomnographic research.

The Effect of Sleep Disorder on Emotional Empathy and Quality of Life

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