RECRUITING

The Effect of Sleep Deprivation and Recovery Sleep on Emotional Memory and Affective Reactivity

Study Overview

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Description

To further understand the impact of acute sleep deprivation and recovery sleep on the processing of emotional information the investigators will address and attempt to answer three questions, (i) how both undisturbed sleep and sleep deprivation affect the processing and retrieval of emotional information, (ii) what neural and psychophysiological mechanisms are associated with these behavioral effects, and (iii) to explore the ability of recovery sleep to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation. Together, these studies will provide a greater breadth and depth of knowledge concerning sleep's role in emotion processing and regulation. Given the growing societal tendency to view sleep as unproductive-foregoing it to lengthen work days and increase social opportunities- such knowledge would be of practical importance for understanding the role of sleep in healthy emotional functioning, particular for individuals experiencing periods of increased stress and emotional distress (e.g., new parents, hospital staff, or combat troops).

Official Title

The Effect of Sleep Deprivation and Recovery Sleep on Emotional Memory and Affective Reactivity

Quick Facts

Study Start:2019-03-01
Study Completion:2025-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03767426

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 35 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * willing and able to follow the protocol
  2. * willing and able to meet inclusion criteria for fMRI scanning
  3. * willing to refrain from alcohol and recreational drugs for the duration of the protocol
  4. * normal or corrected to normal vision is required
  1. * self-reported sleep disturbances
  2. * left-handedness or ambidexterity
  3. * a history of mental illness or neurological disorder
  4. * the use of any drugs that could affect either sleep or cognitive functioning (e.g., sleeping pills or antidepressants)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Tony J Cunningham, PhD
CONTACT
617-632-7927
acunnin4@bidmc.harvard.edu
Robert Stickgold, PhD
CONTACT
617-233-3768
rstickgold@hms.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator

Tony Cunningham, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Locations (Sites)

Tony Cunningham
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Tony Cunningham, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2019-03-01
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2019-03-01
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Emotion
  • Memory
  • Sleep
  • Sleep Deprivation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Sleep