Night Shift and Decreased Brain Activity of ICU Nurses: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.
Noelia Durán-GómezJorge Guerrero-MartínDemetrio Pérez-CivantosCasimiro Fermín López-JuradoJesús Montanero-FernándezMacarena C CáceresPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Sleep deprivation during the night shift was considered to be related to decreased dorsolateral PFC reactivity. After the night shift, the nurses showed a decrease in prefrontal cortex activity and in cognitive performance.