Sleep Duration and Age-Related Changes in Brain Structure and Cognitive Performance

• Published in: Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 37; no. 7; p. 821
• Main Authors: Lo, June C, Loh, Kep Kee, Zheng, Hui, Sim, Sam K.Y., Chee, Michael W.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - physiology; Atrophy - physiopathology; Body Mass Index; Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - physiology; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cognition - physiology; Cognition Disorders - etiology; Cognition Disorders - physiopathology; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Sleep - physiology; Sleep Duration and Age-Related Changes in Brain Structure and Cognition; Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology; Time Factors; sleep duration; aging; cognitive performance; brain structure; sleep quality

To investigate the contribution of sleep duration and quality to age-related changes in brain structure and cognitive performance in relatively healthy older adults. Community-based longitudinal brain and cognitive aging study using a convenience sample. Participants were studied in a research labor...