On the need of objective vigilance monitoring: Effects of sleep loss on target detection and task-negative activity using combined EEG/fMRI

Sleep loss affects attention by reducing levels of arousal and alertness. The neural mechanisms underlying the compensatory efforts of the brain to maintain attention and performance after sleep deprivation are not fully understood. Previous neuroimaging studies of sleep deprivation have not been ab...

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Main Authors: Michael eCzisch, Renate eWehrle, Helga A Harsay, Thomas Christian Wetter, Florian eHolsboer, Philipp Georg Sämann, Sean P.A. Drummond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00067/full