Sleep deprivation affects sensorimotor coupling in postural control of young adults

dc.contributor.authorAguiar, Stefane A.
dc.contributor.authorBarela, Jose A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Cruzeiro Sul
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:07:08Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:07:08Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-27
dc.description.abstractAlthough impairments in postural control have been reported due to sleep deprivation, the mechanisms underlying such performance decrements still need to be uncovered. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation on the relationship between visual information and body sway in young adults' postural control. Thirty adults who remained awake during one night and 30 adults who slept normally the night before the experiment participated in this study. The moving room paradigm was utilized, manipulating visual information through the movement of a room while the floor remained motionless. Subjects stood upright inside of a moving room during four 60-s trials. In the first trial the room was kept stationary and in the following trials the room moved with a frequency of 0.2 Hz, peak velocity of 0.6 cm/s and 0.9 cm peak-to-peak amplitude. Body sway and room displacement were measured through infrared markers. Results showed larger and faster body sway in sleep deprived subjects with and without visual manipulation. The magnitude with which visual stimulus influenced body sway and its temporal relationship were unaltered in sleep deprived individuals, but they became less coherent and more variable as they had to maintain upright stance during trials. These results indicate that after sleep deprivation adults become less stable and accurate in relating visual information to motor action, and this effect is observed after only a brief period performing postural tasks. The low cognitive load employed in this task suggests that attentional difficulties are not the only factor leading to sensorimotor coupling impairments observed following sleep deprivation. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Cruzeiro Sul, ICAFE, BR-01506000 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationSao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespSao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 11/16016-8
dc.format.extent47-52
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2014.05.028
dc.identifier.citationNeuroscience Letters. Clare: Elsevier Ireland Ltd, v. 574, p. 47-52, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neulet.2014.05.028
dc.identifier.issn0304-3940
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/111287
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000338616000010
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofNeuroscience Letters
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.159
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,946
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectSleepinessen
dc.subjectPostural swayen
dc.subjectSensorimotor couplingen
dc.subjectAttentionen
dc.subjectVisual informationen
dc.titleSleep deprivation affects sensorimotor coupling in postural control of young adultsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dcterms.rightsHolderElsevier B.V.
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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