睡眠不足对与语言相关的大脑功能连接的影响:性别和年龄的差异
Xinyi Liu1,2, Wenjia Zhang1, Jie Dong1
1Key Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Neuroscience of Language, Xi'an International Studies University, 710128, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience
|January 25, 2024
概括
睡眠不足会影响大脑网络的语言,特别是语法. 这些影响因性别和年龄不同而有所不同,影响认知功能.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 众所周知,睡眠不足会损害认知功能,包括语言处理.
- 考虑到性别和年龄的差异,SD对大脑语言网络的具体影响仍然未得到充分探索.
研究的目的:
- 研究部分睡眠不足如何影响语言相关大脑网络中的功能连接.
- 检查这些网络对睡眠剥夺的反应中的性别和年龄差异.
主要方法:
- 在86名健康成年人中利用休息状态功能磁共振成像 (rs-fMRI).
- 评估了语音,形态,语义和语法语言领域的功能连接性.
- 比较正常睡眠后的大脑活动与部分睡眠剥夺后的大脑活动.
主要成果:
- 睡眠不足改变了语言网络中的功能连接,对语法相关网络产生了显著的影响.
- 在关联皮质中观察到显著的性别差异,在关联皮质中观察到年龄差异.
- SD对语言网络连接性的影响在男性和女性之间,以及年轻人和老年人之间有所不同.
结论:
- 睡眠不足改变了语言网络的功能连接.
- 性别和年龄是影响睡眠不足如何影响大脑语言处理能力的关键因素.
- 这些发现表明,在睡眠不足的条件下,在认知功能中观察到的性别和年龄差异的神经生物学基础.
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