Circadian rhythms in executive function during the transition to adolescence: The effect of synchrony between chronotype and time of day

Developmental Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 408-416

  Hahn, Constanze ^a   Cowell, Jason M ^b   Wiprzycka, Ursula J ^c   Goldstein, David ^c   Ralph, Martin ^c   Hasher, Lynn ^c,d   Zelazo, Philip David ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859724937     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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