Open AccessFidelity of Information Processing on a Psychomotor Vigilance Task Predicts Changes in Self-Reported Sleepiness Ratings
Author(s) -
Spencer Nielson,
Daniel J. Buysse,
Daniel Kay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s301832
Subject(s) - vigilance (psychology) , psychomotor vigilance task , sleep deprivation , somnolence , psychology , audiology , psychomotor learning , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , cognition , cognitive psychology , adverse effect
Daytime sleepiness is a common problem. Although sleepiness is primarily assessed at the self-report unit of analysis, factors that contribute to an individual's experience and report of sleepiness remain poorly understood. While sleepiness is known to impact vigilance performance, the impact of vigilance performance on sleepiness reports is less well understood. We aimed to explore how performance on a psychomotor vigilance task (PVT) relates to changes in self-reported sleepiness in a rested condition.