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12464094

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
A resurgence in the field of sleep initiation and thermoregulation has seen a number of investigators reporting relatively gradual increases in distal skin temperatures of the hands and feet prior to sleep onset at typical bedtimes. The present study extends upon prior knowledge by investigating whether: (1) this is a change of distal skin temperature triggered specifically by the attempt to fall asleep and (2) whether this relationship holds for various phases of the circadian rhythm whenever sleep is attempted. Fourteen healthy good sleepers participated in a modified 45-h constant routine (CR) with multiple sleep onset latency tests (MSLT) conducted every half hour. After a brief decrease of finger temperature associated with small postural adjustments at the beginning of each sleep latency test, finger temperature showed rapid (0.8 degrees C min-1) increases of 1-3 degrees C leading up to the onset of sleep. This rapid increase of finger temperature was relatively consistent across the 45-h CR, despite very significant circadian variation of the pre-MSLT baseline finger temperature and homeostatic decrease of sleep latency.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0962-1105
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
275-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute finger temperature changes preceding sleep onsets over a 45-h period.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia. leon.lack@flinders.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't