Sleep extension improves neurocognitive functions in chronically sleep-deprived obese individuals.

Authors :: Eliane A Lucassen
Paolo Piaggi
John Dsurney
Lilian de Jonge
Xiong-ce Zhao
Megan S Mattingly
Angela Ramer
Janet Gershengorn
Gyorgy Csako
Giovanni Cizza
Sleep Extension Study Group
Source :: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 1, p e84832 (2014)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014.
Abstract: Sleep deprivation and obesity, are associated with neurocognitive impairments. Effects of sleep deprivation and obesity on cognition are unknown, and the cognitive long-term effects of improvement of sleep have not been prospectively assessed in short sleeping, obese individuals.To characterize neurocognitive functions and assess its reversibility.Prospective cohort study.Tertiary Referral Research Clinical Center.A cohort of 121 short-sleeping (

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