Sleep inertia (SI) refers to a complex psychophysiological phenomenon observed after morning awakening that can be described as the gradual recovery of waking-like status after a night of sleep. The time course of SI dissipation in an everyday life condition is little studied. The present study aims to investigate the SI dissipation in motor activity, as a function of age, upon spontaneous morning awakening after a usual night-time sleep. To this end, we performed a retrospective study in a naturalistic setting in a wide life span sample: 382 healthy participants (219 females) from middle childhood (9 years old) to late adulthood (70 years old). Participants were required to wear the actigraph on the non-dominant wrist for at least seven consecutive nights. Results show that SI of motor activity is dissipated in 70 min. Mean motor activity in such a time window was significantly modulated by age: lower age corresponded to higher motor activity.

Tonetti, L., Fabbri, M., Giovagnoli, S., Martoni, M., Occhionero, M., Natale, V. (2022). Time Course of Motor Sleep Inertia Dissipation According to Age. BRAIN SCIENCES, 12(4), 1-6 [10.3390/brainsci12040424].

Time Course of Motor Sleep Inertia Dissipation According to Age

Tonetti, Lorenzo;Fabbri, Marco;Giovagnoli, Sara;Martoni, Monica;Occhionero, Miranda;Natale, Vincenzo
2022

Abstract

Sleep inertia (SI) refers to a complex psychophysiological phenomenon observed after morning awakening that can be described as the gradual recovery of waking-like status after a night of sleep. The time course of SI dissipation in an everyday life condition is little studied. The present study aims to investigate the SI dissipation in motor activity, as a function of age, upon spontaneous morning awakening after a usual night-time sleep. To this end, we performed a retrospective study in a naturalistic setting in a wide life span sample: 382 healthy participants (219 females) from middle childhood (9 years old) to late adulthood (70 years old). Participants were required to wear the actigraph on the non-dominant wrist for at least seven consecutive nights. Results show that SI of motor activity is dissipated in 70 min. Mean motor activity in such a time window was significantly modulated by age: lower age corresponded to higher motor activity.
2022
Tonetti, L., Fabbri, M., Giovagnoli, S., Martoni, M., Occhionero, M., Natale, V. (2022). Time Course of Motor Sleep Inertia Dissipation According to Age. BRAIN SCIENCES, 12(4), 1-6 [10.3390/brainsci12040424].
Tonetti, Lorenzo; Fabbri, Marco; Giovagnoli, Sara; Martoni, Monica; Occhionero, Miranda; Natale, Vincenzo
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