Insomnia: The characteristics and mechanisms of cognitive impairment
10.16781/j.0258-879x.2019.09.1015
- Author:
Jing-Wen HE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University)
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cognition;
Neurobiochemistry;
Neuroelectrophysiology;
Neuroimaging;
Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
2019;40(9):1015-1019
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Insomnia is one of the common sleep disorders. Despite of wide recognition that patients with insomnia subjectively experience impaired daytime functioning, there is little consistent objective evidence of neurobehavioural performance deficits. However, evidences of potential cognitive impairment in insomnia patients have been found in neuroimaging, neurobiochemistry and neuroelectrophysiology. This paper describes the characteristics of cognitive impairment in insomnia patients, then introduces the evidence of potential cognitive impairment found in neuroimaging, neurobiochemistry and neuroelectrophysiology, and finally analyzes the possible causes of this phenomenon.
