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Doing with less sleep remains a dream

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: It is what many of us dream of: to sleep for only a fraction of our usual sleep time and still feel so well rested and attentive that daytime productivity does not suffer and extra time is gained. Of those who have tried to achieve this dream, few if any have succeeded. After skipping most sleep for a single night, we notice an increased sleep pressure that compels us to soon make up for the lost sleep. Is there no way to escape the characteristic homeostatic buildup of sleep pressure with an increasing duration of wakefulness?

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1011249107

Author: Eus J. W. Van Someren

Institutions: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2160260923

FWCI: 1.774

Cites: 18

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10