These naps include all the stages of sleep, and by ensuring you complete the full cycle you will avoid the effects
of sleep inertia.
A nap that is long enough to include a full sleep cycle, at least 90 minutes, will
limit sleep inertia by allowing you to wake from REM sleep.
In the past, studies have suggested that cognitive function is impaired during so -
called sleep inertia — the period immediately after waking.
In her guide to the human mind, Caroline Williams recommends caffeine to shake off
sleep inertia in the mornings (4...
Wright's lab is now relying on a larger group of volunteers to examine the impact of
sleep inertia on physical performance as well as other cognitive functions.
«That's long enough to actually get some restorative sleep (not just the light sleep you get from a brief nodding off) but not so long that you develop what is
called sleep inertia, leading to drowsiness and difficulty getting back your alertness.»
A report released in mid-April by the Transportation Safety Board showed the near - disaster was the result of «
sleep inertia,» the disoriented and drowsy feeling caused by fatigue and taking naps for too long.
Studies show that when you interrupt the early sleep cycle, it extends «
sleep inertia,» that feeling that happens between when you wake up and when you start to actually feel awake.
Sleep around an hour, and you'll wake up foggy and struggle to reengage with your day because of «
sleep inertia.»
December to March can be pretty dreary in the morning, and one of the best ways to overcome
this sleep inertia is with illumy's sunrise.
It also allows them to use caffeine, whereas those who rely on short naps during the night would be kept awake, and may also suffer from the potentially disastrous effects of «
sleep inertia» if they are woken for an emergency.
Scientists reasoned that
sleep inertia, which can last from 1 to 3 hours, would have only a modest impact on clear thinking compared to cognition problems in the sleep deprived.
But shorter naps generally don't lead to this so - called «
sleep inertia» — and it takes around 20 minutes for the caffeine to get through your gastrointestinal tract and bloodstream anyway.