Figure 3: Behavioural consequences of sleep deprivation on food desirability.
From: The impact of sleep deprivation on food desire in the human brain
Behavioural responses for the percentage of wanted high- and low-calorie items respectively (a) and the degree to which individual differences in sleepiness14 (after sleep deprivation) predict wanted high-calorie choices (b). High/low calorie items are based on the median split of calories per serving; wanted items were collapsed across ‘somewhat’ and ‘strongly’ wanted ratings (*P<0.05; paired t-test across 23 participants). Error bars are represented as s.e.m.
