Effects of partial sleep deprivation and threat manipulation on response inhibition, sleep and affect in healthy young adults in the region of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

The datasets in this archive contain all processed data of which the results are described in ‘Effects of Threat and Sleep Deprivation on Action Tendencies and Response Inhibition’ (Van Peer, Gladwin, and Nieuwenhuys, 'Emotion', 2018, forthcoming). The paper addresses the question how partial sleep deprivation and acute threat affect the ability to control impulsive responses, in 52 healthy young adults (14M/38F, age M = 21.8, SD = 3.2) performing a simulated shooting task. Participants were screened for current depression and sleep problems (exclusion criteria). Sleep was manipulated between-... Mehr ...