ASMO

In this broad project, we investigated sleep, circadian rhythms and physical activity during two Antarctic summer expedition, the construction expeditions of the new Belgian Antarctic Princess Elisabeth station. This was the first experiment ever with polysomnographic recordings in such a large sample (N=21) in Antarctica. Among the most interesting results was the characterisation of an inversed pattern of sleep architecture and a dissociation of the cortisol and melatonin rhythms.
Follow-up studies: ESCOM and Cognipole projets.
The study is sponsored by the Belgian Defense, the Belgian Science Policy.
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