Decreased cortical reactivity underlies subjective daytime light sleepiness in healthy subjects: A multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy study
Decreased cortical reactivity underlies subjective daytime light sleepiness in healthy subjects: A multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.neures.2007.12.001
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Mikuni, Masahiko
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作者：
Suda, Masashi;Sato, Toshimasa;Mikuni, Masahiko
Daytime sleepiness is considered to be one of the main problems in modem society. Of the four aspects of sleepiness, namely, subjective sleepiness, performance decrease, sleep propensity, and arousal decrease, subjective sleepiness is the most difficult to assess. Brain mechanisms underlying subjective light sleepiness in daytime were investigated in healthy subjects using multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), which enables the noninvasive measurement of regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) changes under natural conditions. Forty right-handed healthy volunteers participated in this study. Relationships were investigated between subjective sleepiness and anxiety, assessed using the Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), respectively, and cerebral cortex reactivities assessed as oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration ([oxy-Hb] and [deoxy-Hb], respectively) changes during a verbal fluency task using a 24-channel NIRS machine. SSS score correlated negatively with an [oxy-Hb] increase in the bilateral frontal channels mainly in the middle and last third of the verbal fluency task period. Subjective light daytime sleepiness in healthy subjects is considered to be related to decreased prefrontal reactivities in the later part of cognitive activation. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.
