ArticleSleep health2024
Circadian- and wake-dependent influences on face-name memory in healthy men and women over 3weeks of chronic sleep restriction.
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- The role of sleep in strengthening face learning and memory consolidation: A systematic review.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- A perspective on the Festschrift of Charles A. Czeisler, PhD MD.Sleep health · 2024Article
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objectivesFacial recognition is one of the key functions of the human brain, and linking a face to a name is critical in many social and occupational settings. This study assessed circadian- and wake-dependent effects on face-name recognition in healthy adults.
methodsThirteen healthy adults (20-70years; 7 F) were studied in a 39-day inpatient protocol that included 3weeks of 28 hours forced desynchrony with sleep restriction (6.5:21.5 hours sleep:wake). Starting 3 hours after scheduled wake, 6 novel face-name pairs were presented every 4 waking hours; recognition was tested 2 hours later. Performance data were averaged across ∼4 hours circadian phase or time-awake bins.
resultsFace-name recognition deteriorated with increased time awake (p < .0001) and exhibited significant circadian variation (p < .0001), with worst performance shortly after the core temperature nadir. There was a significant interaction between sex and circadian phase (p = .0177), with women performing significantly better than men at all circadian phases except 60° and 120°. Women exhibited a significantly higher amplitude than men during the third week of forced desynchrony (p < .01).
conclusionsLike many other aspects of neurobehavioral performance, recalling face-name associations is impacted by both duration of time awake and circadian phase. These results have implications for face recognition testing in medical contexts, such as in testing for dementia, because performance may be impacted by sleep deficiency and the time of testing.
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