Sleep Laboratory
Laboratory
The research carried out by members of our laboratory aims to study the impact of sleep disturbances on the functioning of the individual, on a psychological, emotional, cognitive and social level. Research projects at the laboratory aim to better understanding the role of sleep and the impact of sleep deprivation on the cognitive, psychological and social mechanisms that may underlie social judgments-related behaviors, speed of decision, perceptual mechanisms related to the recognition of facial expressions of emotions, sensitivity to ethnic stereotypes, food intake and energy expenditure. Other work specifically related to the interaction between sleep, child development and family functioning or the relationship between adolescents sleep difficulties and school performance, school motivation and sports performance.
Research Interests
Geneviève Forest
Ph.D.
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Sleep deprivation impacts
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Social neurosciences of sleep
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The role of sleep in performance
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Children’s and adolescent’s sleep
Significant work
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Roy, J, & Forest, G (2018). Greater circadian disadvantage during evening games for the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL) and National Football League (NFL) teams traveling westward. Journal of Sleep Research. 27: 86–89. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12565
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Brunet, J-F, Dagenais, D, Therrien, M, Gartenberg, D, & Forest, G (2017). Validation of sleep-2-Peak: A smartphone application that can detect fatigue-related changes in reaction times during sleep deprivation. Behavioral Research Methods, 49 (4): 1460-1469. doi.org/10.3758/s13428-016-0802-5
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McNeil, Jessica, Éric Doucet, Jean-François Brunet, Luzia Jaeger Hintze, Isabelle Chaumont, Éric Langlois, Riley Maitland, Alexandre Riopel, Geneviève Forest (2016). The effects of sleep restriction and altered sleep timing on energy intake and energy expenditure. Physiology & Behavior, 164, 157-163. doi : 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.05.051
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Lamarche, L. J., Driver, H. S., Forest, G. and De Koninck, J. (2010), Napping during the late-luteal phase improves sleepiness, alertness, mood and cognitive performance in women with and without premenstrual symptoms. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 8: 151–159. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8425.2010.00440.x
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Forest, G., & Godbout, R. (2000). Effects of sleep deprivation on performance and EEG spectral analysis in young adults. Brain and Cognition, 43, 195-200.