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Neural connectivity moderates the association between sleep and impulsivity in adolescents

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Tashjian, Sarah M., Goldenberg, Diane, Galván, Adriana·2017·Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

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Adolescence is characterized by chronic insufficient sleep and extensive brain development, but the relation between adolescent sleep and brain function remains unclear. We report the first functional magnetic resonance imaging study to investigate functional connectivity as a moderator between sleep and impulsivity, a problematic behavior during this developmental period. Naturalistic differences in sleep have not yet been explored as treatable contributors to adolescent impulsivity. Although public and scientific attention focuses on sleep duration, we report individual differences in sleep quality, not duration, in fifty-five adolescents (ages 14-18) yielded significant differences in functional connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and default mode network. Poor sleep quality was related to greater affect-related impulsivity among adolescents with low, but not high, connectivity, suggesting neural functioning relates to individual differences linking sleep quality and impulsivity. Response inhibition and cognitive impulsivity were not related to sleep quality, suggesting that sleep has a greater impact on affect-related impulsivity. Exploring environmental contributors of poor sleep quality, we demonstrated pillow comfort was uniquely related to sleep quality over age, sex, and income, a promising advance ripe for intervention.

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Authors
Tashjian, S. M., Goldenberg, D., & Galván, A.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
  • Tashjian, Sarah M.
  • Galván, Adriana
Venue
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-10
Volume
27
Pages
35-44
ISSN
1878-9293 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2738307895
Cited by
42
References
69
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2020-10-01)
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  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • William T. Grant Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
adolescent sleep, sleep quality, impulsivity, functional connectivity, prefrontal cortex, default mode network, response inhibition, cognitive impulsivity, individual differences, sleep duration
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Brain, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Pathways, Sleep

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