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.
Not exact matches
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.