Abstract Study Objectives To determine how mid-afternoon naps of differing durations
benefit memory encoding, vigilance, speed of processing (SOP), mood, and sleepiness; to …

Background: The COVID-19 lockdown had a profound effect on everyday life, including
sleep health. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated changes in quantitative …

Vigilance is highly sensitive to the time‐of‐day effect and goes through the daytime trough
during the period of the post‐noon dip. A midday nap could maintain individuals' vigilance at …

Objective: The duration and quality of sleep have been associated with multiple health
conditions in adults. However, whether sleep duration and quality are associated with …

Abstract Study Objectives We examined associations between daily variations in objectively
measured sleep and blood glucose in a sample of non-diabetic young adults to complement …

As we age, the added benefit of sleep for memory consolidation is lost. One of the hallmark
age-related changes in sleep is the reduction of sleep spindles and slow waves. Gray matter …

Previous research suggested the homeostatic effect on the top-down control system as a
major factor for daytime vigilance decrement, yet how it alters the cognitive processes of …

Objectives Daytime napping has been associated with cognitive function and brain health in
observational studies. However, it remains elusive whether these associations are causal …

Background Painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is the common cause of chronic oro‐
facial pain, which may interfere with sleep. Previous studies have documented an …

This study investigated the effects of diurnal nap in the recognition memory for faces in
habitual nappers. Thirty volunteers with habitual midday napping (assigned as the sleep …