Age, Sleep Deprivation, and Performance
Wilse B. Webb, C. Michael Levy
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Wilse B. Webb, C. Michael Levy
Abstract
ABSTRACT Men 18–22 and 40–49 yrs old were repeatedly given a battery of monitoring, persistence, and cognitive tasks over an extended period of sleep deprivation. The older subjects, who generally exhibited superior performance, were also more affected by the acute deprivation of sleep.
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ABSTRACT Men 18–22 and 40–49 yrs old were repeatedly given a battery of monitoring, persistence, and cognitive tasks over an extended period of sleep deprivation. The older subjects, who generally exhibited superior performance, were also more affected by the acute deprivation of sleep.
Key concepts: Sleep deprivation, Psychology, Sleep (system call), Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance, Privation, Persistence (discontinuity), Cognition, Audiology