Circadian factors during sustained performance: Background and methodology

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Cornell University Medical College, Westchester Division, The New York Hospital, White Plains, New York It is well established that there is a complex timekeeping mechanism in the human brain. This mechanism is associated with a variety of physiological and psychological rhythms having a period of about a day, and thus referred to as circadian rhythms. The circadian system has recently been modeled in terms of two underlying oscillators, one much more resistant to changes in routine than the other. These oscillators are considered to be endogenous, that is, internal to the organism, and not reliant for their existence upon changes in the person's environment or general behavior. They thus continue to run even when the sleep/wake cycle is suspended, as in sustained operations. Thus, by their very nature, sustained operations require the individual to override the inputs that are coming from his or her circadian system (especially the indication that sleep is required). The aim of this paper is to provide a background to the area of circadian rhythms research, including a section on the methodology, so that the impact of the circadian system on sustained operations can be better understood. © 1985 Psychonomic Society, Inc.

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Monk, T. H., Fookson, J. E., Kream, J., Moline, M. L., Pollak, C. P., & Weitzman, M. B. (1985). Circadian factors during sustained performance: Background and methodology. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 17(1), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03200893

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