An Adaptive-Duration Version of the PVT Accurately Tracks Changes in Psychomotor Vigilance Induced by Sleep Restriction
Author(s) -
Mathias Basner,
David F. Dinges
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1620
Subject(s) - vigilance (psychology) , sleep restriction , psychomotor vigilance task , psychomotor learning , audiology , psychology , sleep (system call) , arousal , sleep deprivation , duration (music) , medicine , cognitive psychology , cognition , neuroscience , computer science , physics , acoustics , operating system
The Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) is a widely used assay of behavioral alertness sensitive to the effects of sleep loss and circadian misalignment. The standard 10-minute duration of the PVT is often considered impractical for operational or clinical environments. Therefore, we developed and validated an adaptive-duration version of the PVT (PVT-A) that stops sampling once it has gathered enough information to correctly classify PVT performance.
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