The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Choice Reaction Time and Anaerobic Power of College Student Athletes

AuthorMorteza Taherien
AuthorElaheh Arabamerien
Issued Date2012-02-29en
AbstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of one night's sleep deprivation on anaerobic performance and Reaction time of subjects in the morning of the following day. Methods: Eighteen male college student athletes were studied twice in a balanced, randomized design. Subjects were measured for peak power, mean power and Reaction time. Results: The performance showed no significant difference in both tests of anaerobic power (peak power, mean power) over the sleep deprivation period (P= 0.3; P= 0.4 respectively), but reaction time differed significantly from baseline (P=0.003). Results support the hypothesis that sleep serves a function of cognitive restitution, particularly in the maintenance of attentional mechanisms. In the light of the above considerations. Conclusions: It was concluded that short-term sleep deprivation is not effective on anaerobic performance, but adversely affects cognitive function such as Reaction Time.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34719en
KeywordCognitive Functionen
KeywordPerformanceen
KeywordSleep Deprivationen
KeywordPoweren
KeywordAthletesen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleThe Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Choice Reaction Time and Anaerobic Power of College Student Athletesen
TypeResearch Articleen

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
76715-pdf.pdf
Size:
111.84 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article/s PDF