New insights into the cognitive effects of sleep deprivation by decomposition of a cognitive throughput task

Abstract

A cognitive throughput task known as the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (or Symbol Digit Modalities Test) has been used as an assay of general cognitive slowing during sleep deprivation. Here, the effects of total sleep deprivation (TSD) on specific cognitive processes involved in DSST performance, including visual search, spatial memory, paired-associate learning, and motor response, were investigated through targeted task manipulations.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2020
Source ID
10.1093/sleep/zsz319

Entities

People

  • G Gunzelmann
  • Hans P A Van Dongen
  • Kimberly A Honn
  • M Krusmark
  • Melinda Jackson
  • Tim Halverson
  • V P Chavali

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Aptima (United States)
  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  • L3 Technologies
  • Monash University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of Washington
  • Washington State University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development