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ArticleeLife2018

Promoting subjective preferences in simple economic choices during nap.

Sizhi Ai, Yunlu Yin, Yu Chen, Cong Wang, Yan Sun, Xiangdong Tang, Lin Lu, Lusha Zhu, Jie Shi

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Article in eLife, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sizhi Ai *National Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yunlu Yin *School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6433-3870
Yu ChenNational Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Cong WangPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7997-4200
Yan SunNational Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xiangdong TangSleep Medicine Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lin LuNational Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Lusha ZhuSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-6356
Jie ShiNational Institute on Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6567-8160
Peking University · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep is known to benefit consolidation of memories, especially those of motivational relevance. Yet, it remains largely unknown the extent to which sleep influences reward-associated behavior, in particular, whether and how sleep modulates reward evaluation that critically underlies value-based decisions. Here, we show that neural processing during sleep can selectively bias preferences in simple economic choices when the sleeper is stimulated by covert, reward-associated cues. Specifically, presenting the spoken name of a familiar, valued snack item during midday nap significantly improves the preference for that item relative to items not externally cued. The cueing-specific preference enhancement is sleep-dependent and can be predicted by cue-induced neurophysiological signals at the subject and item level. Computational modeling further suggests that sleep cueing accelerates evidence accumulation for cued options during the post-sleep choice process in a manner consistent with the preference shift. These findings suggest that neurocognitive processing during sleep contributes to the fine-tuning of subjective preferences in a flexible, selective manner.

Indexed as

AdultChoice BehaviorComputer SimulationDecision MakingFemaleHumansMaleMemoryMotivationNeurophysiologySleepdecision-makinghumanneurosciencesimple economic choicessleepsubjective preferences

Identifiers

PMID30520732
PMCPMC6294547
OpenAlexW2902675046

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