Experimental sleep restriction causally extends adolescent sleep-loss effects beyond sleepiness to attention and learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The authors interpret their experimental findings as showing that chronic adolescent sleep restriction causes inattention, diminished learning, and lowered arousal in the classroom, complementing prior correlational reports. → Beebe 2010

Evidence¶

Beebe 2010¶

Beebe, D. W., Rose, D., & Amin, R. (2010). Attention, Learning, and Arousal of Experimentally Sleep-Restricted Adolescents in a Simulated Classroom. The Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.03.005

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Authors' interpretation of the counterbalanced experimental manipulation, offered as causal evidence complementing previous correlational and questionnaire-based findings; the article frames these as "pilot data".

"Findings support the assertion that chronic sleep restriction during adolescence causes inattentive behaviors, poorer learning, and diminished arousal in the classroom."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Sleep restriction lowers tonic arousal (raises EEG theta power) in a simulated classroom, with a medium effect — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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