Sleep reactivity predisposes individuals to sleep disturbance and subsequent neurocognitive factors following stress, including conditioned arousal and cognitive alterations | "Sleep duration from infancy to adolescence: reference values and generational trends" |
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Moreover, whereas persons with low sleep reactivity return to normal sleep following a normal stressor, those with high sleep reactivity are less likely to experience such a reprieve, and are thus more likely to develop insomnia disorder Depiction of the cyclical impact of sleep reactivity in sleep disturbance | Gilbert SS, van den Heuvel CJ, Ferguson SA, Dawson D |
These effects of the thermal environment on sleep stages are strongly linked to thermoregulation, which affects the mechanism regulating sleep.
11Reprinted from Okamoto-Mizuno K, Tsuzuki K, MizunoK, Iwaki T: Effects of partial humid heat exposure during different segments of sleep on human sleep stages and body temperature | These results indicate that the impact of cold exposure may be greater than that of heat exposure in real-life situations; thus, further studies are warranted that consider the effect of cold exposure on sleep and other physiological parameters |
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Although stress disturbs sleep in persons with both low and high sleep reactivity, those with high sleep reactivity experience relatively greater sleep disturbance | Effects of humid heat exposure at different segment of sleep on thermoregulation |
Safety during night shifts: A cross-sectional survey of junior doctors' preparation and practice.
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