Distinct cognitive changes in male patients with obstructive sleep apnoea without co-morbidities

Frontiers in Sleep, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2

Published: April 6, 2023

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a multisystem, debilitating, chronic disorder of breathing during sleep, resulting in relatively consistent pattern cognitive deficits. More recently, it has been argued that those deficits, especially middle-aged patients, may be driven by cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities, rather than distinct OSA-processes, such as are for example ensuing nocturnal intermittent hypoxaemia, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, fragmentation. Methods Thus, we undertook to define performance group 27 male patients with untreated OSA, who had no concomitant compared seven matched controls (AHI mean ± S.D.: 1.9 1.4 events/h; age 34.0 9.3 years; BMI 23.8 2.3 kg/m 2 ). Of the 16 mild OSA S.D.:11.7 4.0 42.6 8.2 26.7 4.1 ), 11 severe 41.8 20.7 age: 46.9 10.9 years, BMI: 28.0 3.2 Results In our patient cohort, demonstrate poorer executive-functioning, visuospatial memory, deficits vigilance sustained attention, psychomotor impulse control. Remarkably, also report, first time, effects on social cognition this male, patients. Conclusion Our findings suggest distinct, OSA-driven processes sufficient changes occur early middle age, otherwise healthy individuals.

Language: Английский

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Altered neurophysiological responses during empathy for pain in insomnia: evidence from an EEG study in non-clinical samples

Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(1)

Published: Jan. 3, 2024

Abstract Background This study aims to investigate the behavioral and neurophysiological changes accompanying empathy for pain among individuals with insomnia in nonclinical samples, which has been scarcely explored existing literature despite deleterious effects of sleep disturbance on social behavior, interactions had well-documented. Methods Twenty-one samples 20 healthy as normal controls participated study. Electroencephalograph (EEG) was continuously recorded, while participants underwent an task. Results Subjective ratings painful non-painful images revealed no statistically significant differences between control groups. The induced a smaller P2 compared group, whereas such difference controls. Moreover, higher power density alpha theta2 bands posterior brain regions found group group. Conclusion These findings suggest that exhibit altered responses stimuli lower capacity share pain. alterations may be associated attentional mechanisms.

Language: Английский

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Human Prosocial Preferences Are Related to Slow-Wave Activity in Sleep

Journal of Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44(15), P. e0885232024 - e0885232024

Published: March 11, 2024

Prosocial behavior is crucial for the smooth functioning of society. Yet, individuals differ vastly in propensity to behave prosocially. Here, we try explain these individual differences under normal sleep conditions without any experimental modulation sleep. Using a portable high-density EEG, measured data 54 healthy adults (28 females) during night's at participants' homes. To capture prosocial preferences, participants played an incentivized public goods game which they faced real monetary consequences. The whole-brain analyses showed that higher relative slow-wave activity (SWA, indicator depth) cluster electrodes over right temporoparietal junction (TPJ) was associated with increased preferences. Source localization and current source density further support findings. Recent deprivation studies imply sleeping enough makes us more prosocial; present findings suggest it not only duration, but particularly sufficient depth TPJ positively related prosociality. Because plays central role social cognitive functions, speculate TPJ, as reflected by SWA, might serve dispositional cognition ability, These contribute emerging framework explaining link between shedding light on underlying mechanisms.

Language: Английский

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Restless nights, cold hearts: Poor sleep causally blunts empathy

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1), P. 100548 - 100548

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Poor sleep is pervasive in modern society. associated with major physical and mental health consequences, as well impaired cognitive function. Less known about the relationship between emotional interpersonal behavior. In this work, we investigate whether poor impairs empathy, an important building block of human interaction prosocial We aimed to capture effects on various aspects empathy: trait state, affect cognition. Study 1 (n = 155) assessed daily habitual over several days, global quality past month. Participants who reported worse exhibited lower empathic caring perspective-taking traits. 2 347) induced a one-night disruption continuity test causal empathy. disrupted condition had briefly wake up five times night, whereas sleep-rested controls slept normally. next morning, participants' empathy intentions were assessed. sensitivity less decision-making than controls. The main contribution work providing robust demonstration multi-faceted detrimental state Our findings demonstrate that causally response suffering others. These highlight need for greater public attention adequate sleep, which may impact societal level.

Language: Английский

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A bench-to-bedside narrative review of the sleep-social-oxytocin nexus.

Sleep Medicine Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 81, P. 102077 - 102077

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Predictive effects of daily sleep on social motivation and social activity

The Journal of Social Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 13

Published: March 19, 2025

This study examined the predictive effect of day-to-day variations in sleep on self-reported social motivation and activity 126 parents young children with problems. Controlling for other factors, worse subjective quality predicted less morning sociability throughout day. Unexpectedly, longer duration following Sleepiness at wakeup sociability, but not or highlights importance good to socialize, also complexity investigating relationship between measures daily life.

Language: Английский

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It is time for more holistic practices in mental health

PLOS mental health., Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(1), P. e0000028 - e0000028

Published: June 4, 2024

Hegemonic psychiatric models in the 20 th century, centered on notion of disease, were willing to consider a single 'natural' primary cause-either biochemical or neurophysiological-as sufficient explanation for complex psychological and social phenomena like psychosis depression.The pharmacological treatment mental health conditions came be understood solely terms metabolic replenishment fight putative 'chemical imbalance', without true need delve into recesses patients' minds bodies.These overly simplistic collapsed past two decades, trend is now opposite, towards recognition that are large extent, construct produced by lifestyles jeopardize essential tenets good health: sleep, nutrition, exercise, introspection, mind-body connection.Although drugs widely prescribed as 'effective' treatment, number people diagnosed with has increased substantially decades.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates prevalence risen from 416 million 1990 over 615 recent years [1].Similarly, U.S. National Survey Drug Use reported significant increases rates depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, particularly among young adults, decade [2].A increase diagnosis attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children also been [3] other countries.These have attributed better increasing anxiety which likely reflect negative impact contemporary lifestyle health.Nevertheless, factors often overlooked, may contribute explain increase: iatrogenic effects psychotropic drugs, overdiagnosis due financial conflicts interest, prejudice against neurodivergence, case ADHD certain forms autism.Like Thomas Insel, head Institute Mental 13 years, publicly acknowledged during 2017 Psychedelic Science meeting Oakland, even though psychiatrists feel they come long way patients drowning despair, suicide.At same time, there growing interest traditional holistic practices therapies, Yoga, Qigong, Capoeira, gardening, meditation, dreamwork.What going on?

Language: Английский

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Impulsivity mediates the relationship between sleep quality and interpersonal functioning: a cross-sectional study in a sample of university students

Sleep Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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Being robbed of an hour of sleep: The impact of the transition to Daylight Saving Time on work engagement depends on employees’ chronotype

Sleep Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(5), P. 579 - 586

Published: July 14, 2023

Language: Английский

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The controversy over daylight saving time: evidence for and against

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(6), P. 574 - 579

Published: Aug. 13, 2023

Biannual clock changes to and from daylight saving time have been pervasive in many societies for over 50 years. Governments are considering abandoning this practice choosing a single permanent time.Our endogenous circadian follows our photoperiod, which the year. The acute disruption caused by changing clocks can affect safety (motor vehicle on job accidents), health (cardiovascular disease, drug overdoses, suicide), human behavior (sport performance, generosity, procrastination). Although change could help avoid these harms, wrong lead chronic misalignment, even more profound implications health, safety, behavior.Ceasing biannual may be good choice, but governments need mindful of adopt. Many regions world already follow during standard time, misalignment would amplified moving time. In regions, Standard Time better aligns with clock, thus providing natural light cycle that minimizes misalignment.

Language: Английский

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