Circadian dynamics of explicit memory performance in youth: exploring chronotype and synchrony effects.
Cognitive performance oscillates throughout the day depending on an individual's chronotype, with synchrony effects being reported in memory performance. To examine these effects in an ecologically-valid setting, 74 children (M = 8.39years, SD =.54; 34 morning-types, 40 evening-types) and 79 adolesc...
| Publicado en: | Memory Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 896 - 909 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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