Open AccessThe Efficacy of a Restart Break for Recycling with Optimal Performance Depends Critically on Circadian Timing
Author(s) -
Hans P. A. Van Dongen,
Gregory Belenky,
Bryan Vila
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1128
Subject(s) - psychomotor vigilance task , daytime , circadian rhythm , vigilance (psychology) , duty cycle , medicine , psychology , audiology , sleep deprivation , engineering , atmospheric sciences , voltage , neuroscience , electrical engineering , geology
Under simulated shift-work conditions, we investigated the efficacy of a restart break for maintaining neurobehavioral functioning across consecutive duty cycles, as a function of the circadian timing of the duty periods.
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