This chapter describes how spaceflight impacts the quantity and quality of nightly sleep and how the misalignment of the sleep-wake schedule with the circadian timing system affects sleep and the use of fatigue countermeasures.


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    Title :

    Sleep and Circadian Effects of Space



    Published in:

    Handbook of Bioastronautics ; Chapter : 86 ; 445-453


    Publication date :

    2021-08-17


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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