Effects of the length and timing of nighttime naps on task performance and physiological function

• Main Authors: Hidemaro Takeyama (Author), Shun Matsumoto (Author), Kensaburo Murata (Author), Takeshi Ebara (Author), Tomohide Kubo (Author), Norihide Tachi (Author), Toru Itani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of the length and timing of nighttime naps on performance and physiological functions, an experimental study was carried out under simulated night shift schedules. METHODS: Six students were recruited for this study that was composed of 5 experiments. Each experimen...