The vigilance decrement in executive function is attenuated when individual chronotypes perform at their optimal time of day.

Time of day modulates our cognitive functions, especially those related to executive control, such as the ability to inhibit inappropriate responses. However, the impact of individual differences in time of day preferences (i.e. morning vs. evening chronotype) had not been considered by most studies...

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Main Authors: Tania Lara, Juan Antonio Madrid, Ángel Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929366?pdf=render