Why the study?
Does 60 hours of sleep deprivation affect cognitive performance and autonomic arousal?
Population
24 subjects (12 undergoing sleep deprivation, 12 controls)
Comparison
60 hours of sleep deprivation vs No sleep loss (tested at equal intervals)
Design
Other
Follow-up
60 hours
Authors
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Autonomic decline may herald cognitive deficits during prolonged wakefulness; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in larger cohorts.
Does 60 hours of sleep deprivation affect cognitive performance and autonomic arousal?
Prolonged sleep deprivation induces an initial autonomic arousal followed by a decline that parallels the onset of cognitive performance deficits.
Fenz et al. (1972) studied this question.
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