Is cognition seasonal?

被引:5
作者
Brennen, Tim [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Psychol, POB 1094, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
关键词
Seasons; Cognition; Seasonal affective disorder; Light; Cognitive; Winter; AFFECTIVE-DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; TEST-PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; MOOD; EXPOSURE; PATTERN; WINTER; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;
D O I
10.1016/j.newideapsych.2021.100852
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The idea that our mental life is more sluggish in winter is apparently seductive. This article reviews the evidence for the claim that there is a seasonal cycle in human cognition. Several methodologies have been used with participants such as over-wintering scientists in Antarctica, residents of polar regions, and patients with seasonal psychopathology and there is no clear tendency for cognition to be impaired in winter. Some large-scale public health studies report seasonality of cognition but are inconsistent regarding when in the year there is a peak and trough. Claims that human cognition has an annual cycle should be regarded as speculative and the burden of proof must be borne by anyone inclined to claim that such a cycle exists. An analysis of the influence of some key studies shows that their results are misleadingly cited and that there is resistance to the null conclusion.
引用
收藏
页数:8
相关论文
共 50 条
[31]   Seasonal variations in 25-hydroxy vitamin D3, parathormone and alkaline phosphatase in school-aged children [J].
Dominguez-Menendez, Gonzalo ;
Poggi, Helena ;
Moore, Rosario ;
D'Apremont, Ivonne ;
Arancibia, Monica ;
Garcia, Hernan ;
Segall, Dafne ;
Allende, Fidel ;
Solari, Sandra ;
Martinez-Aguayo, Alejandro .
REVISTA CHILENA DE PEDIATRIA-CHILE, 2020, 91 (06)
[32]   SEASONAL-VARIATION IN BEHAVIORAL-RESPONSES TO M-CPP IN PATIENTS WITH SEASONAL AFFECTIVE-DISORDER AND CONTROLS [J].
JOSEPHVANDERPOOL, JR ;
JACOBSEN, FM ;
MURPHY, DL ;
HILL, JL ;
ROSENTHAL, NE .
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 1993, 33 (07) :496-504
[33]   Cultural variation in seasonal depression: Cross-national differences in winter versus summer patterns of seasonal affective disorder [J].
Kasof, Joseph .
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, 2009, 115 (1-2) :79-86
[34]   Seasonal Variations in Sleep Problems at Latitude 63°-65° in Norway The Nord-Trondelag Health Study, 1995-1997 [J].
Sivertsen, Borge ;
Overland, Simon ;
Krokstad, Steinar ;
Mykletun, Arnstein .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2011, 174 (02) :147-153
[35]   Seasonality and winter-type seasonal depression are associated with the rs731779 polymorphism of the serotonin-2A receptor gene [J].
Molnar, Eszter ;
Lazary, Judit ;
Benko, Anita ;
Gonda, Xenia ;
Pap, Dorottya ;
Mekli, Krisztina ;
Juhasz, Gabriella ;
Kovacs, Gabor ;
Kurimay, Tamas ;
Rihmer, Zoltan ;
Bagdy, Gyorgy .
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 2010, 20 (09) :655-662
[36]   Association Between E-Cigarettes, Cognition and Mood in Adolescents [J].
Novak, Marissa L. ;
Gyawali, Prajwal ;
Wang, Grace Y. .
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, 2024, 59 (12) :1820-1827
[37]   Mercury causes degradation of spatial cognition in a model songbird species [J].
Brittain, Cara N. ;
Bessler, Amanda M. ;
Elgin, Andrew S. ;
Layko, Rachel B. ;
Park, Sumin ;
Still, Shelby E. ;
Wada, Haruka ;
Swaddle, John P. ;
Cristol, Daniel A. .
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, 2023, 264
[38]   The Impact of Epicatechin on Human Cognition: The Role of Cerebral Blood Flow [J].
Haskell-Ramsay, Crystal F. ;
Schmitt, Jeroen ;
Actis-Goretta, Lucas .
NUTRIENTS, 2018, 10 (08)
[39]   Seasonal affective disorder in patients with chronic tinnitus [J].
Kim, Young H. .
LARYNGOSCOPE, 2016, 126 (02) :447-451
[40]   No evidence of seasonal variation in mild forms of depression [J].
LoBello, Steven G. ;
Mehta, Sheila .
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY, 2019, 62 :72-79