title: The effect of sleep restriction on neurobehavioural functioning in normally developing children and adolescents: insights from the Attention, Behaviour and Sleep Laboratory.
abstract: In the current paper, we first introduce the research themes of the attention, behaviour and sleep (ABS) laboratory, namely, sleep and ADHD, sleep and obesity, and sleep and academic performance. We then focus in on the topic to be reviewed in the current paper - the association between sleep restriction and neurobehavioral functioning (NBF) in typically developing children. We review the research thus far conducted by the ABS lab specific to this topic and posit the unique methodological contributions of the ABS lab (e.g. home-based assessment of sleep architecture and patterns, extensive phenotyping, etc.) in terms of advancing this research area. In the second section of the paper, we review 13 studies investigating the causal association between experimental sleep restriction and NBF in normally developing pediatric populations. Eight of the 13 studies found that sleep restriction causes impairments in neurobehavioural functioning. However, given the inconsistency in outcome measures, experimental protocols and statistical power, the studies reviewed herein are difficult to interpret. Strategies used by the ABS including implementing home assessments of sleep, restricting sleep relative to the participants' typical sleep schedules, blinding raters who assess NBF, and using valid and reliable NBF assessments are an attempt to address the gaps in this research area and clarify the causal relationship between sleep restriction and NBF in typically developing children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Attention behavior and sleep laboratory, Douglas mental health university institute, 6875, LaSalle Boulevard, H4H 1R3 Verdun, QC, Canada; Department of psychology, McGill university, 1205, Dr.-Penfield, H3A 1B1 Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cassoff
authors.affiliation: Addiction research program, Douglas mental health university institute, 6875, LaSalle Boulevard, H4H 1R3 Verdun, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.affiliation: Department of psychiatry, attention behavior and sleep laboratory, Douglas mental health university institute, McGill university, 6875, LaSalle Boulevard, H4H 1R3 Verdun, QC, Canada. Electronic address: reut.gruber@douglas.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010641:Phenotype; D017286:Polysomnography; D012107:Research Design; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Adolescents; Attention; Children; Enfants; Fonctions neurocomportementales; Neurobehavioral functioning; Restriction de sommeil; Sleep restriction