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    The Impact of Social Jetlag and Chronotype on Attention, Inhibition, and Decision Making in Healthy Adults


    McGowan, Niall M., Uzoni, Adriana, Faltraco, Frank, Thome, Johannes and Coogan, Andrew (2020) The Impact of Social Jetlag and Chronotype on Attention, Inhibition, and Decision Making in Healthy Adults. Journal of Sleep Research, 29 (6). ISSN 0962-1105

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    Abstract

    Sleep and circadian clock disruption are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but the impact on neurocognitive performance is unclear. We assessed whether chronotype and everyday circadian misalignment manifested as social jetlag were associated with inter-individual neurocognitive performance across domains of attention, inhibitory control and decision making. One hundred and eighty-eight healthy young adults were assessed for sleep and circadian properties and performed two neurocognitive tasks, the Continuous Performance Test and the Iowa Gambling Task. Social jetlag was associated with significantly faster and less variable reaction times and commission errors on the Continuous Performance Test. Poorer subjective sleep quality was associated with poorer decision making on the Iowa Gambling Task. No effects were present for polymorphisms in the circadian clock genes CLOCK and PER3. We conclude that circadian disruption shaped by everyday environmental factors may impact on attentional/ inhibitory performance but not on a measure of risky decision making.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: attention; chronotype; decision making; impulsivity; sleep; social jetlag;
    Academic Unit: Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Human Health Institute
    Item ID: 16372
    Identification Number: 10.1111/jsr.12974
    Depositing User: Dr. Andrew Coogan
    Date Deposited: 28 Jul 2022 09:53
    Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Sleep Research
    Publisher: Wiley
    Refereed: Yes
    Funders: European Commission, Grant/Award Number: 667302
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16372
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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