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Adaptation of sleep and circadian rhythms to the Antarctic summer - A question of zeitgeber strengthAdaptation of sleep and circadian rhythms was examined in three temperate zone dwellers arriving in Antarctica during summer. Rectal temperature, wrist activity, and heart rate were monitored continuously, sleep timing and quality noted on awakening, and mood and fatigue rated every 2 h while awake. Sleep was poorer in 2/3 subjects in Antarctica, where all subjects reported more difficulty rising. Sleep occurred at the same clock times in New Zealand and Antarctica, however, the rhythms of temperature, activity, and heart rate underwent a delay of about of 2 h. The subject with the most Antarctic experience had the least difficulty adapting to sleeping during constant daylight. The subject with the most delayed circadian rhythms had the most difficulty. The delay in the circadian system with respect to sleep and clock time is hypothesized to be due to differences in zeitgeber strength and/or zeitgeber exposure between Antarctica and New Zealand.
Document ID
19910070706
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gander, Philippa H.
(NASA Ames Research Center; San Jose State University Foundation, Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Macdonald, John A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Montgomery, John C.
(Auckland, University New Zealand)
Paulin, Michael G.
(University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 62
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
91A55329
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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