Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology  2016;23(2):47-52

doi:10.14401/KASMED.2016.23.2.47

Sleep and Temperature.

Hye Geum KIM 1 ; Wan Seok SEO

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Keywords

Sleep; Core body temperature; Room temperature; Circadian rhythm

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Changes in core body temperature are closely related to initiation and maintenance of sleep, and are influenced by various factors such as air temperature, room temperature, clothing, human activities, and medications. These factors are closely related to sleep fragments, insomnia and other sleep disorders. Understanding the effect of the temperature related to human surroundings on the core body temperature and sleep, will be useful for understanding the physiology of sleep and to treat sleep disorders.