The effects of sleep deprivation, acute hypoxia, and exercise on cognitive performance: A multi-experiment combined stressors study.

Autor: Williams TB; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Badariotti JI; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom; Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Corbett J; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Miller-Dicks M; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Neupert E; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., McMorris T; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom; Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Chichester, Chichester, United Kingdom., Ando S; Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan., Parker MO; Surrey Sleep Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom., Thelwell RC; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Causer AJ; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Young JS; National Horizons Centre, Teesside University, Darlington, United Kingdom; School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom., Mayes HS; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., White DK; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., de Carvalho FA; Department of Physiotherapy, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil., Tipton MJ; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom., Costello JT; School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Electronic address: joe.costello@port.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physiology & behavior [Physiol Behav] 2024 Feb 01; Vol. 274, pp. 114409. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114409
Abstrakt: Introduction: Both sleep deprivation and hypoxia have been shown to impair executive function. Conversely, moderate intensity exercise is known to improve executive function. In a multi-experiment study, we tested the hypotheses that moderate intensity exercise would ameliorate any decline in executive function after i) three consecutive nights of partial sleep deprivation (PSD) (Experiment 1) and ii) the isolated and combined effects of a single night of total sleep deprivation (TSD) and acute hypoxia (Experiment 2).
Methods: Using a rigorous randomised controlled crossover design, 12 healthy participants volunteered in each experiment (24 total, 5 females). In both experiments seven executive function tasks (2-choice reaction time, logical relations, manikin, mathematical processing, 1-back, 2-back, 3-back) were completed at rest and during 20 min semi-recumbent, moderate intensity cycling. Tasks were completed in the following conditions: before and after three consecutive nights of PSD and habitual sleep (Experiment 1) and in normoxia and acute hypoxia (F I O 2  = 0.12) following one night of habitual sleep and one night of TSD (Experiment 2).
Results: Although the effects of three nights of PSD on executive functions were inconsistent, one night of TSD (regardless of hypoxic status) reduced executive functions. Significantly, regardless of sleep or hypoxic status, executive functions are improved during an acute bout of moderate intensity exercise.
Conclusion: These novel data indicate that moderate intensity exercise improves executive function performance after both PSD and TSD, regardless of hypoxic status. The key determinants and/or mechanism(s) responsible for this improvement still need to be elucidated. Future work should seek to identify these mechanisms and translate these significant findings into occupational and skilled performance settings.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE