Effects of sleep inertia on cognition.

Adam T Wertz; Joseph M Ronda; Charles A Czeisler; Kenneth P Wright

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Effects of sleep inertia on cognition.

January 25, 2006

Wertz AT, Ronda JM, Czeisler CA, et al. JAMA. 2006;295(2):163-4.

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This research letter reports on sleep inertia and how it can affect cognitive performance for individuals abruptly awoken and immediately required to make decisions.

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