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EEG-based prediction of reaction time during sleep deprivation.

Asaf Harel, Anna Levkovsky, Idan Nakdimon, Barak Gordon, Oren Shriki

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Article in Sleep, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Asaf HarelDepartment of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-7669-8511
Anna LevkovskyIsraeli Air Force Aeromedical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Idan NakdimonIsraeli Air Force Aeromedical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Barak GordonDepartment of Military Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Oren ShrikiDepartment of Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Funding

Israel Ministry of Defense
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolonged wakefulness is known to adversely affect basic cognitive abilities such as object recognition and decision-making. It affects the dynamics of neuronal networks in the brain and can even lead to hallucinations and epileptic seizures. In cognitive-intensive workplaces, there is a requirement to refine an objective method of quantifying the current level of cognitive capabilities, rather than relying on subjective self-reporting. In this study, we compiled electroencephalography (EEG) recordings from several sleep-deprivation workshops held by the Israeli Air Force, done by flight cadets and unmanned aerial vehicle operators. By extracting a wide range of EEG features and applying machine-learning techniques, we were able to accurately predict the reaction time of participants undergoing a simple psychomotor vigilance task, which acted as a stand-in for basic cognitive functions. Furthermore, through the use of interpretability methods, we examined the importance of different EEG features and their contribution to changes in the behavioral metrics.

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ElectroencephalographyReaction TimeSleep DeprivationAdultFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMilitary PersonnelPsychomotor PerformanceYoung Adultcognitive functioncritical brain dynamicsEEG analysisEEG spectral analysisexecutive functionsmachine learningsignal complexitysleep deprivation

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PMID40120105
PMCPMC12246373

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