0121 Effect of Total Sleep Deprivation on Word Recognition of Previously Studied Words with Different Emotional Valence

Abstract Introduction Stimuli with an emotional valence tend to produce better recognition from memory than neutral stimuli. Sleep loss is believed to increase reactivity to negative stimuli, as compared to positive stimuli, which may comparatively enhance subsequent recognition from memory for negative stimuli. We investigated the impact of total sleep deprivation (TSD) on recognition accuracy for words with different emotional valence using the Affective Item Source Memory Task (AISM). Methods N=14 adults (ages 21–39; 7 females) completed a 4-day in-laboratory study with 9h baseline sleep (22:00-07:00), 39h acute TSD, and 9h recovery sleep. The AISM was administered at 16:30 during baseline and after 34h TSD. During a 5min study phase, participants heard a list, twice, of 20 positive, 20 negative, and 20 neutral words spoken with a male or female voice. During an immediately subsequent 8min recognition phase, participants heard 120 words (50% new) and judged whether each word had been presented in the study list (item memory). For words judged to have been presented previously, participants indicated whether those were presented by a female or male speaker (source memory). Results Mixed-effects ANOVA showed effects of session (p<0.001) and valence (p<0.001) on item memory. At baseline, accuracy was greatest for neutral and positive words compared to negative words. During TSD, accuracy declined for all three valences, and no interaction of session by valence was detected. No effects of TSD or valence on source memory were observed. Conclusion Sleep deprivation reduced item memory for words of all valence types. However, there was no comparatively greater impact on item or source memory for negative words nor any differential effect of TSD for different valences. Whether our results would hold with longer time intervals between task phases or an intervening sleep period remains to be determined. Support Jazz Pharmaceuticals

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040 Sleep Deprivation Disrupts Binding of Information with Its Context

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10.1093/sleep/zsab072.039 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A17-A18

Author(s):

Courtney Kurinec ◽

Paul Whitney ◽

John Hinson ◽

Devon Hansen ◽

Hans Van Dongen

Keyword(s):

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Speaker Recognition ◽

Memory Task ◽

Study Phase ◽

Specific Information ◽

Affective Valence ◽

Impaired Memory ◽

Recovery Sleep ◽

Nighttime Sleep ◽

The Impact

Abstract Introduction Effective memory often requires recall of both specific information and the context in which the information was encountered. Total sleep deprivation (TSD) is known to impair memory for information items (e.g., words on a studied list), but the impact of TSD on binding, or associative linking, between items and context is not clear. Methods N=68 healthy adults (ages 22–40; 35 females) completed a 4-day (3-night) in-laboratory study. After a baseline night with 10h nighttime sleep opportunity, participants were randomly assigned to either 38h TSD (n=38) or a well-rested control (WRC) condition with 10h nighttime sleep opportunity (n=30). Both study arms concluded with a 10h nighttime recovery sleep opportunity. Participants completed a standardized recognition memory task at 14:50 on day 2 (baseline, session 1) and again 24h later (session 2). The memory task consisted of a study phase in which words with negative, positive, and neutral affective valence were spoken by a female or male speaker (50% each); followed immediately by a test phase, in which subjects made recognition judgments for the items (words) and their source (speaker). Results Mixed-effects ANOVA revealed significant interactions of session by condition for both word and speaker recognition (p<0.001). When sleep-deprived, TSD participants recognized fewer words and, for words that were correctly recognized, they were worse at recognizing the speaker, compared to baseline and to the WRC group. Negatively valenced words were associated with poorer word recognition (p<0.001), and in session 1 poorer source recognition (p = 0.032), but these valence effects did not interact with sleep deprivation. Conclusion TSD impaired memory for items, but more importantly, also impaired memory for the context in which items were presented, even if the items were themselves correctly recognized, and regardless of their affective valence. These results indicate that TSD may disrupt binding of information to its context, which could explain TSD deficits in decision-making tasks that require novel associative linking. Furthermore, our findings are important in real-world situations such as eyewitness accounts and perseveration of the influence of misinformation. Support (if any) NIH grant R21 CA167691 and CDMRP award W81XWH-20-1-0442

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0311 The Impairments in Emotional Perception Following Total Sleep Deprivation and the Restorative Effects of Napping and Time of Day

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.308 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. A117-A117

Author(s):

T J Cunningham ◽

R M Bottary ◽

E A Kensinger ◽

R Stickgold

Keyword(s):

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Emotion Perception ◽

Time Of Day ◽

Error Rates ◽

Emotional Intensity ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

Emotional Perception ◽

Recovery Sleep ◽

Socially Relevant ◽

The Impact

Abstract Introduction The ability to perceive emotions is a socially-relevant skill critical for healthy interpersonal functioning, while deficits in this ability are associated with psychopathology. Total sleep deprivation (TSD) has been shown to have deleterious effects on emotion perception, yet the extent to which these impairments persist across the day with continued wakefulness, or if brief periods of recovery sleep can restore emotion perception abilities, remains unexplored. Methods Participants viewed slideshows of faces ranging in emotional expression and were asked to categorize (Happy, Sad, Angry, Neutral) and rate the emotional intensity (1-9) of each face at baseline (2100; Session 1), at 0900 (Session 2) following a night of sleep or TSD, and at 1400 (Session 3) following either continued wakefulness (wake group) or a 90-minute nap opportunity (nap group). Results Emotion categorization ability marginally improved from Session 1 to Session 2 following overnight sleep, however, no changes in emotion intensity ratings or vigilance were observed. TSD led to an increase in error rates during vigilance testing [t(46)=2.9, p=0.005] and impairment in emotion categorization ability [t(46)=5.5, p<0.001] from Session 1 to Session 2, although by Session 3 performance levels on both measures returned to baseline for all TSD participants. TSD also led to a decrease in emotional intensity ratings from Session 1 to Session 2, particularly for the highest tertile of emotional faces [6-9; t(46)=6.1, p<0.001]. These ratings remained suppressed at Session 3 in both the wake [t(25)=7.8, p<0.001] and nap [t(18)=3.1, p=0.006] groups. Conclusion These results indicate that time of day effects, with or without any additional benefit of a nap, can restore the impairments in vigilance and emotional categorization caused by TSD. The ability to discriminate levels of emotional intensity, however, is not restored by time of day or napping, suggesting that this ability is more sensitive to the impact of TSD. Support

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Effect of cognitive load and emotional valence of distractors on performance during sleep extension and subsequent sleep deprivation

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsaa013 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Sara E Alger ◽

Allison J Brager ◽

Thomas J Balkin ◽

Vincent F Capaldi ◽

Guido Simonelli

Keyword(s):

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Cognitive Load ◽

Slow Wave Sleep ◽

Emotional Valence ◽

Extension Phase ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

Impaired Performance ◽

Recovery Sleep ◽

Sleep Debt ◽

Sleep Extension

Abstract Study Objectives The purpose of the present study was to assess the extent to which sleep extension followed by sleep deprivation impacts performance on an attentional task with varying cognitive and attentional demands that influence decisions. Methods Task performance was assessed at baseline, after 1 week of sleep extension, and after 40 h of total sleep deprivation. Results One week of sleep extension resulted in improved performance, particularly for high cognitive load decisions regardless of the emotional salience of attentional distractors. Those who extended sleep the most relative to their habitual sleep duration showed the greatest improvement in general performance during sleep extension. However, a higher percentage of time spent in slow-wave sleep (SWS) on the last night of the sleep extension phase was negatively correlated with performance on more difficult high cognitive load items, possibly reflecting a relatively higher level of residual sleep need. Sleep deprivation generally resulted in impaired performance, with a nonsignificant trend toward greater performance decrements in the presence of emotionally salient distractors. Performance overall, but specifically for high cognitive load decisions, during total sleep deprivation was negatively correlated with longer sleep and higher SWS percentage during subsequent recovery sleep. Conclusions The present findings suggest two possibilities: those who performed relatively poorly during sleep deprivation were more vulnerable because (1) they utilized mental resources (i.e. accrued sleep debt) at a relatively faster rate during wakefulness, and/or (2) they failed to “pay down” pre-study sleep debt to the same extent as better-performing participants during the preceding sleep extension phase.

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Recovery Sleep Attenuates Impairments in Working Memory Following Total Sleep Deprivation

10.21203/rs.3.rs-88727/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zi-Yi Peng ◽

Yi Wang ◽

Ci-Min Dai ◽

Le-Tong Wang ◽

Song-Yue Xie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Sleep Disturbances ◽

Memory Task ◽

Event Related Potentials ◽

Mental Health Issue ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

Recovery Sleep ◽

Related Potentials

Abstract Background: Considering the well-known detrimental effects of sleep deprivation (SD) on cognitive function and quality of life, sleep disturbances represent a major physical and mental health issue. Because working memory plays an important role in many complex cognitive processes, it is necessary to identify strategies that can effectively counteract the negative effects of SD on working memory. Methods: In the present study, we utilized event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate the restorative effect of 8 h of recovery sleep (RS) on working memory impairments induced by 36 h of total sleep deprivation (TSD). We analyzed data from 16 healthy male participants. All participants completed a 2-back working memory task before and after 36 h of TSD and after 8 h of RS. Electroencephalography (EEG) data were recorded during the task. Results: N2 and P3 components related to working memory exhibited low-amplitude slow-wave characteristics following 36 h of TSD. Significant decreases in the latency of the N2 component were observed after 8 h of RS. RS also induced significant increases in the amplitude of the P3 component, along with significant decreases in P3 latency. Conclusions: Eight hours of RS also attenuated decreases in working memory performance caused by 36 h of TSD. However, the effects of RS appear to be limited.

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Sleep Deprivation Impairs Binding of Information with Its Context

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10.1093/sleep/zsab113 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Courtney A Kurinec ◽

Paul Whitney ◽

John M Hinson ◽

Devon A Hansen ◽

Hans P A Van Dongen

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Young Adults ◽

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Source Memory ◽

Memory Task ◽

Long Term Memory ◽

Term Memory ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

New Information

Abstract Binding information to its context in long-term memory is critical for many tasks, including memory tasks and decision making. Failure to associate information to its context could be an important aspect of sleep deprivation effects on cognition, but little is known about binding problems from being sleep-deprived at the time of encoding. We studied how sleep deprivation affects binding using a well-established paradigm testing the ability to remember auditorily presented words (items) and their speakers (source context). In a laboratory study, 68 healthy young adults were randomly assigned to total sleep deprivation or a well-rested control condition. Participants completed an affective item and source memory task twice: once after 7h awake during baseline and again 24h later, after nearly 31h awake in the total sleep deprivation condition or 7h awake in the control condition. Participants listened to negative, positive, and neutral words presented by a male or female speaker and were immediately tested for recognition of the words and their respective speakers. Recognition of items declined during sleep deprivation, but even when items were recognized accurately, recognition of their associated sources also declined. Negative items were less bound with their sources than positive or neutral items,but sleep deprivation did not significantly affect this pattern.Our findings indicate that learning while sleep-deprived disrupts the binding of information to its context independent of item valence. Such binding failures may contribute to sleep deprivation effects on tasks requiring the ability to bind new information together in memory.

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Residual, differential neurobehavioral deficits linger after multiple recovery nights following chronic sleep restriction or acute total sleep deprivation

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10.1093/sleep/zsaa224 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Erika M Yamazaki ◽

Caroline A Antler ◽

Charlotte R Lasek ◽

Namni Goel

Keyword(s):

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Response Speed ◽

Sleep Loss ◽

Sleep Restriction ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

Psychomotor Vigilance Test ◽

Recovery Sleep ◽

Time In Bed ◽

Neurobehavioral Deficits ◽

Chronic Sleep

Abstract Study Objectives The amount of recovery sleep needed to fully restore well-established neurobehavioral deficits from sleep loss remains unknown, as does whether the recovery pattern differs across measures after total sleep deprivation (TSD) and chronic sleep restriction (SR). Methods In total, 83 adults received two baseline nights (10–12-hour time in bed [TIB]) followed by five 4-hour TIB SR nights or 36-hour TSD and four recovery nights (R1–R4; 12-hour TIB). Neurobehavioral tests were completed every 2 hours during wakefulness and a Maintenance of Wakefulness Test measured physiological sleepiness. Polysomnography was collected on B2, R1, and R4 nights. Results TSD and SR produced significant deficits in cognitive performance, increases in self-reported sleepiness and fatigue, decreases in vigor, and increases in physiological sleepiness. Neurobehavioral recovery from SR occurred after R1 and was maintained for all measures except Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) lapses and response speed, which failed to completely recover. Neurobehavioral recovery from TSD occurred after R1 and was maintained for all cognitive and self-reported measures, except for vigor. After TSD and SR, R1 recovery sleep was longer and of higher efficiency and better quality than R4 recovery sleep. Conclusions PVT impairments from SR failed to reverse completely; by contrast, vigor did not recover after TSD; all other deficits were reversed after sleep loss. These results suggest that TSD and SR induce sustained, differential biological, physiological, and/or neural changes, which remarkably are not reversed with chronic, long-duration recovery sleep. Our findings have critical implications for the population at large and for military and health professionals.

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137 Recovery Dynamics in a Biomathematical Model of Fatigue

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab072.136 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A56-A56

Author(s):

Mark McCauley ◽

Peter McCauley ◽

Hans Van Dongen

Keyword(s):

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Sleep Loss ◽

Sleep Restriction ◽

Commercial Aviation ◽

Circadian Misalignment ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

Homeostatic Process ◽

Recovery Sleep

Abstract Introduction In commercial aviation and other operational settings where biomathematical models of fatigue are used for fatigue risk management, accurate prediction of recovery during rest periods following duty periods with sleep loss and/or circadian misalignment is critical. The recuperative potential of recovery sleep is influenced by a variety of factors, including long-term, allostatic effects of prior sleep/wake history. For example, recovery tends to be slower after sustained sleep restriction versus acute total sleep deprivation. Capturing such dynamics has proven to be challenging. Methods Here we focus on the dynamic biomathematical model of McCauley et al. (2013). In addition to a circadian process, this model features differential equations for sleep/wake regulation including a short-term sleep homeostatic process capturing change in the order of hours/days and a long-term allostatic process capturing change in the order of days/weeks. The allostatic process modulates the dynamics of the homeostatic process by shifting its equilibrium setpoint, which addresses recently observed phenomena such as reduced vulnerability to sleep loss after banking sleep. It also differentiates the build-up and recovery rates of fatigue under conditions of chronic sleep restriction versus acute total sleep deprivation; nonetheless, it does not accurately predict the disproportionately rapid recovery seen after total sleep deprivation. To improve the model, we hypothesized that the homeostatic process may also modulate the allostatic process, with the magnitude of this effect scaling as a function of time awake. Results To test our hypothesis, we added a parameter to the model to capture modulation by the homeostatic process of the allostatic process build-up during wakefulness and dissipation during sleep. Parameter estimation using previously published laboratory datasets of fatigue showed this parameter as significantly different from zero (p<0.05) and yielding a 10%–20% improvement in goodness-of-fit for recovery without adversely affecting goodness-of-fit for pre-recovery days. Conclusion Inclusion of a modulation effect of the allostatic process by the homeostatic process improved prediction accuracy in a variety of sleep loss and circadian misalignment scenarios. In addition to operational relevance for duty/rest scheduling, this finding has implications for understanding mechanisms underlying the homeostatic and allostatic processes of sleep/wake regulation. Support (if any) Federal Express Corporation

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108 Attentional Control Deficits during Total Sleep Deprivation: Independence from Reduced Vigilant Attention

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab072.107 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A44-A45

Author(s):

Darian Lawrence-Sidebottom ◽

John Hinson ◽

Paul Whitney ◽

Kimberly Honn ◽

Hans Van Dongen

Keyword(s):

Sleep Deprivation ◽

Attentional Control ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Principal Component ◽

Relative Accuracy ◽

Target Pair ◽

Continuous Performance Task ◽

Total Sleep Deprivation ◽

Recovery Sleep ◽

Variance Explained

Abstract Introduction Total sleep deprivation (TSD) has been shown to impair performance on a two-phase attentional control task, the AX-type continuous performance task with switch (AX-CPTs). Here we investigate whether the observed AX-CPTs impairments are a downstream consequence of TSD-induced non-specific effects (e.g., reduced vigilant attention) or reflect a distinct impact on attentional control. Methods N=55 healthy adults (aged 26.0±0.7y; 32 women) participated in a 4-day laboratory study with 10h baseline sleep (22:00-08:00) followed by 38h TSD and then 10h recovery sleep. At baseline (09:00 day 2) and after 25h and 30h TSD (09:00 and 14:00 day 3), subjects were tested on a 10min psychomotor vigilance test (PVT), an assay of vigilant attention, and on the AX-CPTs. The AX-CPTs required subjects to differentiate designated target from non-target cue-probe pairs. In phase 1, target trials occurred frequently, which promoted prepotent anticipatory responses; in phase 2, the target pair was switched. Accuracy of responses to various different AX-CPTs trial types was expressed relative to accuracy on phase 1 neutral (non-target cue and probe) trials, which should capture non-specific impairments on the task. For all three test sessions, these relative accuracy measures, along with accuracy on phase 1 neutral trials and lapses (RT>500ms) on the PVT, were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA). Results The PCA revealed three statistically independent factors. Following varimax rotation, factor 1 (36.3% variance explained) and factor 3 (14.8% variance explained) each had high loadings for relative accuracy on multiple AX-CPTs trial types from phases 1 and 2; whereas factor 2 (17.9% variance explained) had high loadings for accuracy on phase 1 neutral trials, relative accuracy on phase 1 target trials, and PVT lapses. Conclusion These results indicate a statistical separation between AX-CPTs phase 1 neutral trials and phase 1 target trials, in conjunction with PVT lapses, versus the various other AX-CPTs trial types. This suggests a dissociation between TSD-induced, non-specific impairments on the task—potentially related to reduced vigilant attention—and TSD-induced specific impairments related to attentional control. Thus, TSD-induced deficits in attentional control are unlikely to be a downstream consequence of non-specific impairments. Support (if any) CDMRP grant W81XWH-16-1-0319

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