The Effect of Appetitive Daytime Napping on Cognitive Functions

ERGÖNÜL HÜRMAN İ., Inanc G., Taslica S., Ozgoren M., Oniz A.

JOURNAL OF TURKISH SLEEP MEDICINE-TURK UYKU TIBBI DERGISI, cilt.5, sa.2, ss.27-30, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jtsm.55264
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TURKISH SLEEP MEDICINE-TURK UYKU TIBBI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-30
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Appetitive daytime napping, cognitive functions, reaction time, performance
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The need for sleep is universal and its function is not completely clarified. Daytime alertness decreases after midday and one of the ways of preventing this decrease is daytime napping. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects 60-minutes appetitive daytime napping on cognitive performance.