The Role of Sleep in Children's Intelligence

睡眠对儿童智力的作用

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-04467
• 负责人: Gruber, Reut
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=589821
• 关键词: Role; Sleep; Children; Intelligence

The human functions that are the most affected by sleep are also the key domains of intelligence including learning, memory, attention and executive functions. While it is evident that sleep is associated with intelligence in children, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Our long-term goal is to understand the role of sleep in the cognitive functioning of children and adolescents. The objective of the proposed research program, which is a subsection of our long-term goal, is to examine the role of Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep oscillations - Slow Wave Sleep and sleep spindles-  in intelligence across development.  Our rationale for this study is that once we understand how Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) sleep oscillations and intelligence interact, we will be able to delineate the neural basis for intelligence and map how individual variations and developmental changes in sleep are related to those in cognitive development.

受睡眠影响最大的人类功能也是智力的关键领域，包括学习，记忆，注意力和执行功能。虽然睡眠与儿童的智力有关，但其潜在机制仍不清楚。我们的长期目标是了解睡眠在儿童和青少年认知功能中的作用。这项研究计划是我们长期目标的一部分，目的是研究非快速眼动（NREM）睡眠振荡-慢波睡眠和睡眠纺锤波-在智力发展中的作用。我们这项研究的基本原理是，一旦我们了解了非快速眼动（NREM）睡眠振荡和智力的相互作用，我们将能够描绘出智力的神经基础，并绘制出睡眠中的个体差异和发育变化如何与认知发展中的个体差异和发育变化相关的地图。