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The neurocognitive consequences of sleep restriction: A meta-analytic review

Lowe, Cassandra J., Safati, Adrian, Hall, Peter A.·2017·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.07.010

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The current meta-analytic review evaluated the effects of experimentally manipulated sleep restriction on neurocognitive functioning. Random-effects models were employed to estimate the overall effect size and the differential effect size across cognitive domains. Age, time of day, age-adjusted sleep deficit, cumulative days of restricted sleep, sleep latency, subjective sleepiness, and biological sex were examined as potential moderators of the effect. Based on a sample of 61 studies, from 71 different populations, findings revealed a significant negative effect of sleep restriction on cognitive processing across cognitive domains (g=-0.383, p<0.001). This effect held for executive functioning (g=-0.324, p<0.001), sustained attention (g=-0.409, p<0.001), and long-term memory (g=-0.192, p=0.002). There was insufficient evidence to detect an effect within the domains of attention, multitask, impulsive decision-making or intelligence. Age group, time of day, cumulative days of restricted sleep, sleep latency, subjective sleepiness, and biological sex were all significant moderators of the overall effect. In conclusion, the current meta-analysis is the first comprehensive review to provide evidence that short-term sleep restriction significantly impairs waking neurocognitive functioning.

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Authors: Lowe, C. J., Safati, A., & Hall, P. A.
Affiliations: University of Waterloo (CA)
Corresponding author: Lowe, Cassandra J.
ORCID: Lowe, Cassandra J.
Safati, Adrian
Hall, Peter A.
Venue: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-09
Volume: 80
Pages: 586-604
ISSN: 0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.07.010
OpenAlex: W2741266150
Cited by: 520
References: 221
Citations by year: 2026: 63 · 2025: 86 · 2024: 75 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 65 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 2
FWCI: 4.41
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Keywords: sleep restriction, neuropsychological performance, executive function, sustained attention, long-term memory, sleep deprivation, subjective sleepiness, sleep latency, age differences, sex differences, time of day
MeSH terms: Cognition, Humans, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation

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