The Effect of 32h Sleep Deprivation on the Ability of Mental Rotation / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective: To explore the effect of 32h sleep deprivation on the ability of mental rotation. Methods: During 32h sleep deprivation, 8 healthy male college students were tested polygon mental rotation tests and POMS tests at 0800?2000?2400?0200?0400?0600?1000 and 1400 hour. Results: During sleep deprivation, the performance of polygon mental rotation test was decreasing significantly and it reached the bottom on SD24 (p