Short-term recovery sleep attenuates the impairment of response inhibition after total sleep deprivation: Evidence from an event-related potentials study

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES

International Journal of Psychophysiology Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112563

Nan Zhang , Xinran Wu , Ningye Cui , Yongcong Shao , Ying Zhang

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Abstract

Objectives

Sleep deprivation is increasingly a problem in modern society. Therefore, understanding the restorative effects of short naps on cognitive function after sleep deprivation has considerable relevance. This study investigated changes in response inhibition function after 30 h of total sleep deprivation (TSD) and the impact of 1 h of recovery sleep (RS) on the recovery of this function.

Methods

Twenty-seven healthy male participants performed a visual Go/No-Go task while event-related potentials (ERP) were recorded. Response inhibition was assessed at three time points: at baseline (0 h of TSD), after 30 h of TSD, and after 1 h of RS.

Results

The results from the behavioral indicators revealed a significant increase in reaction times to the Go stimuli (p = 0.013), a decrease in accuracy (p < 0.001), and a substantial rise in the error rate for the No-Go stimuli (p = 0.001) after 30 h of TSD compared with baseline. After 30 h of TSD, there was no significant improvement in task performance after 1 h of RS. ERP analysis showed a significant prolongation of the latencies of N2 (p = 0.012) and P3 (p = 0.010), a significant increase in P3 amplitude (p = 0.048), and no significant change in N2 amplitude after TSD compared with that at baseline. After 1 h of RS, N2 amplitude significantly increased (p = 0.010) and P3 latency remained prolonged (p = 0.008).

Conclusions

After thirty hours of sleep deprivation, the brain maintains task performance primarily through compensatory mechanisms. 1 h of RS partially ameliorates the impaired response inhibition caused by thirty hours of sleep deprivation, restoring this function closer to baseline levels.

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International Journal of Psychophysiology 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

177

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Psychophysiology is the official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, and provides a respected forum for the publication of high quality original contributions on all aspects of psychophysiology. The journal is interdisciplinary and aims to integrate the neurosciences and behavioral sciences. Empirical, theoretical, and review articles are encouraged in the following areas: • Cerebral psychophysiology: including functional brain mapping and neuroimaging with Event-Related Potentials (ERPs), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Electroencephalographic studies. • Autonomic functions: including bilateral electrodermal activity, pupillometry and blood volume changes. • Cardiovascular Psychophysiology:including studies of blood pressure, cardiac functioning and respiration. • Somatic psychophysiology: including muscle activity, eye movements and eye blinks.