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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0346328
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The effect of temperature biofeedback on sleep and cardiac autonomic tone in young and aged adults. Peripheral heat loss is reported to promote sleep onset. To date, however, most studies examining the thermoregulatory model of sleep onset have used sedative-hypnotics with both thermoregulatory and soporific effects. We propose that a better test of a causal relationship between peripheral heat loss and sleep can be achieved by using temperature biofeedback; a promising non-invasive and non-drug treatment that does not have a direct effect on sleep structures. We aim to test whether increased peripheral heat loss promotes sleep onset, whether the effects are mediated by changes in autonomic tone, and whether this relationship changes with age.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2003
End Date: 01-2006
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $65,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, | Psychology
