Sleep and executive functions in older adults. A systematic review

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contents Sleep and executive functions in older adults. A systematic review Francisco Wilson Nogueira Holanda Júnior Katie Moraes de Almondes Medicina sleep older adults prefrontal cortex Executive functions Introduction: A recent increase in studies suggests a role of age-related sleep changes in executive functions (EF). However, this relationship remains unclear and mixed results have emerged. Objective: To investigate how age-related sleep changes may play an important role in the extent to which healthy older adults exhibit decline in E F. Methods: A systematic strategy was employed to identify the available literature on age-related sleep changes and E F. Results: Of the 465 studies identified, 26 were included. Results suggest that multiple sleep parameters differ in the way they benefit or impair EF. Parameters such as greater wake after sleep onset and lower sleep efficiency, in addition to circadian fragmentation of sleep, showed more consistent results and are potentially correlated with worsening in EF measures. However, other results seem inconclusive. Conclusion: These findings were discussed based on the prefrontal circuitry vulnerability model, in which sleep has been identified as a beneficial factor for prefrontal cortex functioning and hence for EF, which relies mostly on this brain area and its related networks. 2016 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339547442004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.10
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publishDate 2016
publisher Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
spellingShingle Sleep and executive functions in older adults. A systematic review
Francisco Wilson Nogueira Holanda Júnior
Medicina
sleep
older adults
prefrontal cortex
Executive functions
Sleep and executive functions in older adults. A systematic review Francisco Wilson Nogueira Holanda Júnior Katie Moraes de Almondes Medicina sleep older adults prefrontal cortex Executive functions Introduction: A recent increase in studies suggests a role of age-related sleep changes in executive functions (EF). However, this relationship remains unclear and mixed results have emerged. Objective: To investigate how age-related sleep changes may play an important role in the extent to which healthy older adults exhibit decline in E F. Methods: A systematic strategy was employed to identify the available literature on age-related sleep changes and E F. Results: Of the 465 studies identified, 26 were included. Results suggest that multiple sleep parameters differ in the way they benefit or impair EF. Parameters such as greater wake after sleep onset and lower sleep efficiency, in addition to circadian fragmentation of sleep, showed more consistent results and are potentially correlated with worsening in EF measures. However, other results seem inconclusive. Conclusion: These findings were discussed based on the prefrontal circuitry vulnerability model, in which sleep has been identified as a beneficial factor for prefrontal cortex functioning and hence for EF, which relies mostly on this brain area and its related networks. 2016 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339547442004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.10
title Sleep and executive functions in older adults. A systematic review
topic Medicina
sleep
older adults
prefrontal cortex
Executive functions
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339547442004