Effects of Afternoon Nap Deprivation on Adult Habitual Nappers’ Inhibition Functions
Joint Authors
Chen, Qingwei
Ru, Taotao
Yang, Minqi
Yan, Pei
Li, Jinghua
Yao, Ying
Li, Xiaoran
Zhou, Guofu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Multiple studies have established the effects of afternoon naps on cognition.
However, relatively few studies have investigated the domain of executive functions.
Moreover, the effects of napping on inhibition are far from conclusive.
The present study employed adult habitual nappers to investigate the effects of afternoon nap deprivation on response-based inhibition assessed by a Go/No-go task and stimulus-based inhibition assessed by a Flanker task and on alertness assessed by a psychomotor vigilance test (PVT) and the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS).
The results showed that afternoon nap deprivation significantly decreased participants’ accuracy and reaction speed for the Go/No-go task but not for the Flanker task.
In addition, participants’ alertness was significantly impaired after nap deprivation in terms of increased subjective sleepiness and worse PVT performance.
Task-specific effects of napping on inhibition were demonstrated.
The implications of the results are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Qingwei& Ru, Taotao& Yang, Minqi& Yan, Pei& Li, Jinghua& Yao, Ying…[et al.]. 2018. Effects of Afternoon Nap Deprivation on Adult Habitual Nappers’ Inhibition Functions. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127445
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Qingwei…[et al.]. Effects of Afternoon Nap Deprivation on Adult Habitual Nappers’ Inhibition Functions. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127445
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Qingwei& Ru, Taotao& Yang, Minqi& Yan, Pei& Li, Jinghua& Yao, Ying…[et al.]. Effects of Afternoon Nap Deprivation on Adult Habitual Nappers’ Inhibition Functions. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127445
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1127445