Less Efficient Neural Processing Related to Irregular Sleep and Less Sustained Attention in Toddlers

Caroline P Hoyniak; Isaac T Petersen; Maureen E McQuillan; Angela D Staples; John E Bates

doi:10.1080/87565641.2015.1016162

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Less Efficient Neural Processing Related to Irregular Sleep and Less Sustained Attention in Toddlers

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Less Efficient Neural Processing Related to Irregular Sleep and Less Sustained Attention in Toddlers

Caroline P Hoyniak, Isaac T Petersen, Maureen E McQuillan, Angela D Staples and John E Bates

Developmental neuropsychology, Vol.40(3), pp.155-166

04/03/2015

DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2015.1016162

PMCID: PMC4502981

PMID: 26151613

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Abstract

The current study used event-related potentials to examine a candidate process through which sleep difficulties affect attentional processing in toddlers. Fifteen toddlers participated in an auditory Oddball task while neurophysiological data were collected. Sleep deficits were assessed using actigraphs, and attention was examined with a sustained attention task. A P3-like component was elicited from the toddlers, and longer target P3 latencies were associated with poorer sustained attention and irregular sleep. Findings suggest that irregular sleep is associated with less efficient attentional processing as reflected by the P3 component, and that longer target P3 latencies are associated with poorer sustained attention.

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Title: Subtitle: Less Efficient Neural Processing Related to Irregular Sleep and Less Sustained Attention in Toddlers
Creators: Caroline P Hoyniak - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Isaac T Petersen - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Maureen E McQuillan - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Angela D Staples - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
John E Bates - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Developmental neuropsychology, Vol.40(3), pp.155-166
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2015.1016162
PMID: 26151613
PMCID: PMC4502981
NLM abbreviation: Dev Neuropsychol
ISSN: 8756-5641
eISSN: 1532-6942
Publisher: Psychology Press
Grant note: National Research Service Award/1 F31 MH100814-01A,RO1/MH099437 / National Institute of Mental Health (10.13039/100000025) HD073202 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (10.13039/100000071) Graduate Research Fellowships Program / Directorate for Biological Sciences (10.13039/100000076)
Language: English
Date published: 04/03/2015
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Center for Social Science Innovation
Record Identifier: 9984065478102771

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