A Third Study on Performance Upon Sudden Awakening

Résumé du livre

Four subjects served for 5 successive nights in an experiment on performance upon sudden awakening. Subjects performed a piloting task for 10 minutes before going to bed, once at night after sudden awakening, and again in the morning after sudden awakening. Proficiency upon sudden awakening was always poorer than pre-sleep performance. No systematic recovery in proficiency after sudden wakening could be seen. No relationship between proficiency and oral temperature could be seen. Poorer performance was associated with deeper sleep states prior to awakening.