Naps are increasingly considered a means to boost cognitive performance. We quantified
the cognitive effects of napping in 60 samples from 54 studies. 52 samples evaluated …

Accumulating evidence suggests a central role for sleep spindles in the consolidation of new
memories. However, no meta-analysis of the association between sleep spindles and …

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

The discrepancies in the effects of napping on sleep quality may be due to differences in
methodologies, napping behaviours, and daytime activity levels across studies. We …

Objectives It has been reported that job demands affect sleep, but how different levels of job
demands affect sleep remains unclear. We examined whether curvilinear relationships exist …

Work is closely intertwined with employees' sleep quantity and quality, with consequences
for well-being and productivity. Yet despite the conceptualization of sleep health as a …

The aim of this study was to investigate alertness and cognitive performance immediately
after and until the end of the night shift after taking a 120-min monophasic nap (One-nap) or …

Modern life causes a quarter of adults and half of teenagers to sleep for less than is
recommended (Kocevska et al., 2021). Given well-documented benefits of sleep on memory …

The aim was to evaluate the sleep-wake cycle pattern, mood, perceived stress and some
behaviors, such as physical exercise and exposure to natural light of college students during …

It has been determined that siestas could potentially have both mental and physical
influences on the human body. However, the effects of siestas on the nocturnal sleep quality …