I read an interesting sleep research article today in the Los Angeles Times about how night shift work, and sleep deprivation in general, may adversely affect people.
There seem to be many such articles out these days. It's great that we can become more informed about the effects of tinkering with our natural sleep cycles. Long live scientific research and the peer review process in acquiring this new knowledge!
The article only hinted towards the psychological repercussions of sleep deviations, by mentioning the melatonin and cortisol systems, and the gastrointestinal effects (queasy stomach, nausea) through the purposeful overriding of body signals. I'm sure you could easily learn about these other consequences in wikipedia!
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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2 comments:
interesting ! How about people who, only in terms of their sleeping habit, seem to live in a different time zone?
Hello, Simon, I'm glad to hear from you.
Are you writing about the shift towards later sleep and wake times of young people?
Best, RiboNuff
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