Neurocognitive Assay Sensitive to Sleep Deprivation

Criteria for a Neurocognitive Assay Sensitive to Sleep Deprivation 

Reflects a fundamental aspect of waking neurocognitive functions Measures the ability to use attention or working memory over time Capitalizes on brain structures subserving basic cognitive functions 

Suitable for repeated administration Has a minimal learning curve Underlying psychometric properties do not change with repeated testing 

Easily performed with no aptitude effects Yields consistent results among a wide range of subject populations Can be taught quickly Can be used in laboratory experiments, simulator scenarios, and field situations 

Task duration relatively brief Prevents extraneous factors (e.g., lack of interest) from altering performance Easily integrated into experimental protocols involving repeated measurements Does not result in greatly augmented subject burden 

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