Sleep deprivation is associated with reduced psychomotor vigilance, impaired reaction time, and greater perceived workload and stress in astronauts¶
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q2 i? Sleep deprivation is associated with reduced psychomotor vigilance, impaired reaction time, and greater perceived workload and stress among astronauts. → Dickerson Broderick L. 2026
Evidence¶
Dickerson Broderick L. 2026¶
Dickerson Broderick L., Gonzalez Drew E., Comfort Paul, Hardy John G., Hines Kelly E., Anderson Danielle N., Macaulay Timothy R., Stankovic Aleksandra, Twine Corey A. (2026). Spaceflight human optimization and performance: positioning astronauts in an operational framework to promote health, fitness, and mission readiness. Frontiers in Physiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1950155
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Narrative review attribution: the review reports, citing Barger et al. and Jones et al., that sleep deprivation is "associated with reduced psychomotor vigilance, impaired reaction time, and greater perceived workload and stress". No effect sizes are printed; the association is reported second-hand.
"Research shows that sleep deprivation is associated with reduced psychomotor vigilance, impaired reaction time, and greater perceived workload and stress (Barger et al., 2014; Jones et al., 2022)."
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Sleep deprivation is associated with reduced psychomotor vigilance, impaired reaction time, and greater perceived workload and stress in astronauts |
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Sleep deprivation is associated with reduced psychomotor vigilance, impaired reaction time, and greater perceived workload and stress in astronauts |
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2026 |
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2026-10-16 |
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