A new perspective on sleepiness

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-179

  Johns, Murray W ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drowsiness; Process A; Sleep drive; Sleep propensity; Sleepiness; Wake drive

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NERVE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; WAKEFULNESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER ASSESSMENT; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 77955168341     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2010.00450.x     Document Type: Review

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