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Treatment of Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders with Light

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Chuah, Lisa YM, Chee, Michael WL·2008·Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
DOI 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v37n8p669
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Sleep loss can severely impact on the integrity of cognitive functions. This review highlights the recent functional neuroimaging studies on the brain’s response while performing cognitive tasks when deprived of sleep. Among sleep-deprived healthy volunteers, reduced attention, accompanied by lowered parieto-occipital activation, may underlie performance decrements seen in other “higher cognitive domains”. Functional neuroimaging in this setting has increased our understanding of how the brain responds to, and compensates for, sleep loss. Functional neuroimaging may also provide a safe, reproducible and non-invasive means to evaluate the cognitive and neural impact of therapeutic interventions designed to treat sleep disorders and/ or to reduce the negative cognitive impact of sleep loss. Key words: Attention, Cognition, Functional neuroimaging, Memory, Sleep deprivation

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  • Narrow band blue light is used today to treat problems such as sleep disorders, jet-lag, seasonal affective disorder, and premenstrual syndrome.

    “Narrow band blue light is used today to treat problems such as sleep disorders, jet‐lag 77, seasonal affective disorder 78, and premenstrual syndrome.”

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Authors
Chuah, L. Y., & Chee, M. W.
Affiliations
National University of Singapore (SG)
ORCID
Chee, Michael WL
Venue
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Publisher
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Published
2008-08-15
Volume
37
Issue
8
Pages
669-676
ISSN
0304-4602 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v37n8p669
OpenAlex
W4319320812
Cited by
96
References
84
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FWCI
4.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL007901)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
circadian rhythm sleep disorders, phototherapy, sleep deprivation, cognitive impairment, attention, memory, functional neuroimaging, sleep disorder treatment

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