The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Executive Inhibitory Control and Affect in Young Adults

Rossa, Kalina R.; Smith, Simon S.; Allan, Alicia; Sullivan, Karen A.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.034

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“…Sleep disturbance and sleep loss have been observed to be associated with impulsivity. For example, several sleep deprivation studies conducted with young adults have shown sleep loss to be associated with poorer response inhibition using Go/No Go paradigms (e.g., Anderson & Platten, 2011; Drummond, Paulus, & Tapert, 2006), with occasional non-replications (Renn & Cote, 2013; Rossa, Smith, Allan, & Sullivan, 2014). In adults, self-reported measures of disturbed sleep, such as poor sleep quality or insomnia severity, have been associated with self-reported measures of impulsivity (Kamphuis, Dijk, Spreen, & Lancel, 2014; Schmidt, Gay, & Van der Linden, 2008).…”

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Sleep and circadian contributions to adolescent alcohol use disorder

Hasler

Soehner

Clark

2015

Alcohol

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Adolescence is a time of marked changes across sleep, circadian rhythms, brain function, and alcohol use. Starting at puberty, adolescents’ endogenous circadian rhythms and preferred sleep times shift later, often leading to a mismatch with the schedules imposed by secondary education. This mismatch induces circadian misalignment and sleep loss, which have been associated with affect dysregulation, increased drug and alcohol use, and other risk-taking behaviors in adolescents and adults. In parallel to developmental changes in sleep, adolescent brains are undergoing structural and functional changes in the circuits subserving the pursuit and processing of rewards. These developmental changes in reward processing likely contribute to the initiation of alcohol use during adolescence. Abundant evidence indicates that sleep and circadian rhythms modulate reward function, suggesting that adolescent sleep and circadian disturbance may contribute to altered reward function, and in turn, alcohol involvement. In this review, we summarize the relevant evidence and propose that these parallel developmental changes in sleep, circadian rhythms, and neural processing of reward interact to increase risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD).

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Sleep and circadian contributions to adolescent alcohol use disorder

Hasler

Soehner

Clark

2015

Alcohol

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“…To our knowledge, only one study has investigated the impact of short sleep on both impulsive action and impulsive decision-making per se. This study focused on younger adults (aged 18–24 years) after a single night of restricted sleep in which participants were awakened at 4 am compared to their habitual wake time [39]. Greater risk taking behavior on the BART task was observed following restricted sleep, but no differences in performance accuracy on an emotional version of the Go/No-Go were seen [39].…”

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“…This study focused on younger adults (aged 18–24 years) after a single night of restricted sleep in which participants were awakened at 4 am compared to their habitual wake time [39]. Greater risk taking behavior on the BART task was observed following restricted sleep, but no differences in performance accuracy on an emotional version of the Go/No-Go were seen [39]. Since this is the only prior study to assess the effects of PSD on the Go/No-Go task, it remains unclear whether the differences between this PSD study and the TSD studies are due to differences in the extent of sleep deprivation or to the use of the emotional version of the Go/No-Go task and potential differences in how sleep deprivation impacts the cognitive processes supporting behavioral inhibition versus emotional inhibition.…”

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Partial sleep deprivation impacts impulsive action but not impulsive decision-making

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Hart

Sweet

et al. 2016

Physiology & Behavior

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Sleep deprivation may lead to increased impulsivity, however, previous literature has focused on examining effects of total sleep deprivation (TSD) rather than the more common condition, partial sleep deprivation (PSD) or ‘short sleep’. Moreover, it has been unclear whether PSD impacts impulse-related cognitive processes, and specifically if it differentially affects impulsive action versus impulsive decision-making. We sought to determine if short compared to long sleep (6 vs. 9 h/night) impacts impulsive action via behavioral inhibition (Go/No-Go), and/or impulsive decision-making processes of risk taking (Balloon Analogue Risk Task [BART]) and preferences for immediate over delayed rewards (Delay Discounting). In a within-subject design, 34 participants (71% female, mean age = 37.0 years, SD = 10.54) were assigned to four consecutive nights of 6 h/night (short sleep) and 9 h/night (long sleep) in their own home in random counterbalanced order. Sleep was measured via wrist-worn actigraphs to confirm adherence to the sleep schedules (mean short sleep = 5.9 h, SD = 0.3; mean long sleep = 8.6 h, SD = 0.3, p < 0.001). The Go/No-Go, BART, and Delay Discounting tasks were completed following both sleep conditions. Participants had more inhibition errors on the Go/No-Go task after short (mean false alarms = 19.79%, SD = 14.51) versus long sleep (mean = 15.97%, SD = 9.51, p = 0.039). This effect was strongest in participants reporting longer habitual time in bed (p = 0.04). There were no differences in performance following long- versus short-sleep for either delay discounting or the BART (p’s > 0.4). Overall, these results indicate that four days of PSD diminishes behavioral inhibition abilities, but may not alter impulsive decision-making. These findings contribute to the emerging understanding of how partial sleep deprivation, currently an epidemic, impacts cognitive ability. Future research should continue to explore the connection between PSD and cognitive functions, and ways to minimize the occurrence and negative consequences of short sleep.

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“…In another study, chronic sleep restriction (i.e., <6 h) was correlated with reduced vigilance, working memory, and processing speed (Van Dongen, Maislin, Mullington, & Dinges, 2003). Recent work found that restricted sleep (approximately 3 h of sleep) was related to greater propensity toward impulsive risk-taking behavior (Rossa, Smith, Allan, & Sullivan, 2014). …”

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Body Mass Index Moderates the Association between Sleep Quality and Vigilance on a Test of Inhibitory Control

Galioto

Lechner

Meister

et al. 2015

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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Objective Sleep problems are common among college students and related to numerous adverse outcomes including impaired cognitive performance. Obesity may confer an elevated risk of cognitive deficits with poor sleep given its relationship with poorer sleep quality and impaired cognition. This study examined whether the relationship between reduced sleep quality and poorer vigilance and inhibitory control were moderated by elevated body mass index (BMI). Method Participants were 85 college students who completed a computerized task of inhibitory control that required vigilance (go/no-go [GNG] task) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, a measure of sleep quality. Results Poor sleep quality was observed in 63.5% of the sample and was related to more omission errors on the GNG task and increased BMI. Results further revealed that BMI moderated the relationship between sleep quality and performance on the GNG task such that individuals in the severely obese range of BMI had more omission errors with poorer sleep quality, while there was no association between sleep and GNG performance among normal weight and overweight individuals. Conclusions These findings highlight the likely contribution of obesity to decreased vigilance with poor sleep. Future research is needed to confirm these findings using objective measures of sleep quality (e.g., actigraphy, polysomnography).

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The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Executive Inhibitory Control and Affect in Young Adults

Cited by 101 publications

References 35 publications

Sleep and circadian contributions to adolescent alcohol use disorder

Sleep and circadian contributions to adolescent alcohol use disorder

Partial sleep deprivation impacts impulsive action but not impulsive decision-making

Body Mass Index Moderates the Association between Sleep Quality and Vigilance on a Test of Inhibitory Control

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