Laboratory Note: Effect on Sleep Latency of Pre-Sleep AEP (Auditory Evoked Potential) Procedures.

Abstract

In a 12-night study of the effects of 1-tryptophan in poor sleepers, waking auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) were obtained prior to lights out on the third placebo-baseline night and fifth treatment night. Sleep latencies were significantly shorter on both AEP nights. The components of the AEP procedure may facilitate sleep onset by promoting relaxation and lowering psychophysiological arousal level in poor sleepers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA147620

Entities

People

  • C. L. Spinweber

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Biomedical Research
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cooperation
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electrophysiological Phenomena
  • Frequency
  • Insomnia
  • Inspection
  • Instructions
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Loudspeakers
  • Performance Tests
  • Research Facilities
  • Tryptophan

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology