EEG and ocular correlates of circadian melatonin phase and human performance decrements during sleep loss

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 3 46-3, 1999, Pages

  Cajochen, Christian ^a   Khalsa, Sat Bir S ^a   Wyatt, James K ^a   Czeisler, Charles A ^a   Dijk, Derk Jan ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Constant routine; Cross correlation; Electroencephalogram; Electrooculogram; Melatonin; Sleepiness; Spectral analysis; Wake maintenance zone

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT; EYELID REFLEX; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0032836705     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.3.r640     Document Type: Article

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