How jet lag impairs Major League Baseball performance
Abstract
Although circadian clocks have been studied extensively in controlled laboratory settings, examining the function and misalignment of these biological clocks in natural settings has been more challenging. Here, we examined data from Major League Baseball (MLB) where players frequently travel long distances in the east–west direction. By using 20 years of MLB data, we found the effect of jet lag to be context dependent and remarkably specific. Overall, our findings demonstrate how circadian misalignment can impact specific features of human performance in natural settings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 23, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1073/pnas.1608847114
Entities
People
- Alex Y Song
- Ravi Allada
- Thomas Severini
Organizations
- Northwestern University