Sleep loss and information processing.

Author(s)
Buck, L. & C.B. Gibbs
Year
Abstract

Reaction time increased with sleep loss particularly on responses of lower probability. The interaction between sleep loss and signal probability was studied. The data support the hypothesis that sleep loss effects the subject is rate of information processing, especially in resolving the uncertainty of which way to move.

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Library number
A 6850 (In: A 6846)
Source

In: Proceedings of the NATO symposium on the effects of diurnal rhythm and loss of sleep on human performance, held at Strasbourg, 13-17 July 1970, Pp.

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