No Evidence That Sleep Deprivation Effects and the Vigilance Decrement Are Functionally Equivalent: Comment on Veksler and Gunzelmann (2017)
Abstract
Veksler and Gunzelmann (2017) make an extraordinary claim, which is that sleep deprivation effects and the vigilance decrement are functionally equivalent. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, which is missing from Veksler and Gunzelmann's study. Their behavioral data offer only weak theoretical constraint, and to the extent their modeling exercise supports any position, it is that these two performance impairments involve functionally distinct underlying mechanisms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 03, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1111/cogs.12515
Entities
People
- Erik M. Altmann
Organizations
- Michigan State University
- Office of Naval Research