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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Temperature biofeedback and sleep: limited findings and methodological challenges |
Author: | Forest, G. van den Heuvel, C. Lushington, K. De Koninick, J. |
Citation: | ChronoPhysiology and Therapy, 2012; 2012(2):59-66 |
Publisher: | Dove Medical Press |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 2230-2026 2230-2026 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Geneviève Forest, Cameron van den Heuvel, Kurt Lushington, Joseph De Koninck |
Abstract: | Given the close link between body temperature and sleep, the perspective of manipulating core and peripheral temperature by self-regulation techniques is very appealing. We report here on a series of attempts conducted independently in two laboratories to use self-regulation (biofeedback) of oral (central) and hand (peripheral) temperature, and measured the impact on sleep-onset latency, sleep architecture, and circadian phase. We found that hand temperature was more successful than oral temperature biofeedback. Moreover, an increase in hand temperature was associated with reduced sleep-onset latency. However, most participants found the procedure difficult to implement. The temperature response to biofeedback was reduced in the aged and weakest at the time of sleep onset, and there was not a systematic relationship between the change in temperature and change in sleep latency. Methodological limitations and individual differences may account for these results. Recommendations for future research are presented. |
Keywords: | biofeedback core body temperature sleep circadian rhythm sleep onset |
Rights: | © 2012 Forest et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited |
DOI: | 10.2147/CPT.S33147 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/cpt.s33147 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Physiology publications |
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