CIPA1221 Sleep restriction and human neurobehavioral performance (3 cr)
Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Psychology
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2022-2023, 2023-2024
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
- 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
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
Method 1
Time of teaching:
Period 4
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
x
Teaching (3 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English