Vigilant attention is a major component of a wide range of cognitive performance tasks.
Vigilant attention is impaired by sleep deprivation and restored after rest breaks and (more …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial, progressive, neurodegenerative disease
typically characterized by memory loss, personality changes, and a decline in overall …

An intimate relationship exists between sleep and affective states. Disturbances in sleep are
common across a spectrum of psychopathologies, and are recognised as precipitating or …

The energy allocation (EA) model defines behavioral strategies that optimize the temporal
utilization of energy to maximize reproductive success. This model proposes that all species …

Abstract Background Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a major carrier of cholesterol and essential
for synaptic plasticity. In brain, it's expressed by many cells but highly expressed by the …

Objectives: Epidemiologic studies have shown that chronic short sleep may be associated
with the development of hypertension; however, the results are controversial. This meta …

Sleep is important for regulating many physiologic functions that relate to metabolism.
Because of this, there is substantial evidence to suggest that sleep habits and sleep …

Risks associated with fatigue that accumulates during work shifts have historically been
managed through working time arrangements that specify fixed maximum durations of work …

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mediates the plasticity-related changes that
associate with memory processing during sleep. Sleep deprivation and chronic stress are …

Sleep is essential for effective cognitive functioning. Loosing even a few hours of sleep can
have detrimental effects on a wide variety of cognitive processes such as attention …