Abstract #1972

Sleep Duration is Associated with Cognitive Performance and White Matter Microstructure in Healthy, Young Adults

Harald Kugel¹, Pascal Grumbach², Nils Opel², Susanne Meinert², Elisabeth J Leehr², Ronny Redlich², Verena Enneking², Janik Goltermann², Bernhard T Baune^2,3, Udo Dannlowski², and Jonathan Repple²

¹Institute of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ²Department of Psychiatry, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ³Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

This cross-sectional study showed that real-world differences in sleep duration but not subjective sleep quality are related to cognitive performance measures and - as indicated by fractional anisotropy measures in the SLF - white matter integrity in healthy, young adults, suggesting a detrimental effect of shorter sleep duration on brain structure and function.

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