CIPA1221 Sleep restriction and human neurobehavioral performance (3 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Psychology
Curriculum periods:
2021-2022

Description

Content

In the modern society, insufficient sleep is a part of many of our daily lives. During this course, the basic processes governing the degradation of performance under curtailed sleep will be presented. The aspect of recovering from sleep loss will be discussed. The focus will be on cumulative partial sleep restriction rather than total sleep deprivation.

Completion methods

Lectures, assignments

Assessment details

Active participation, assignments.

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to
- deepen the participants' understanding of the effects of sleep loss to different aspects of cognitive functioning, and
- learn about factors exposing to or magnifying neurobehavioural impairments induced by sleep loss and factors protecting from or mitigating those impairments

Study materials

Literature
1. Banks, S. & Dinges, D. F. (2007). Behavioral and Physiological Consequences of Sleep Restriction. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 3(5), 519-528.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1978335/
2. Killgore, W. D. (2010). Effects of sleep deprivation on cognition. Progress in Brain Research, 185, 105-129. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53702-7.00007-5
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47790667_Effects_of_sleep_deprivation_on_cognition

Completion methods

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Teaching (3 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching