ESCOM
This project will give an insight on the following points :
- Sleep-wake regulation is altered in both summer and winter periods, albeit through different mechanisms.
- Exercise has a positive effect on sleep quality, and is a candidate countermeasure for circadian desynchronization.
- Exercise might counteract the potential disruption of cognitive performance and improve overall mood.
- Altered sleep-wake regulation can be measured using gene expression analysis in blood. The effects of exercise on sleep regulation and cognitive performance will also be reflected at a molecular level.
This study will be valuable for increasing health and well-being in extreme environments like space or Antarctica with an operational advantage. The results of will also help to spread the outlasting positive effects of exercise in the general population.
The study is sponsored by the European Space Agency, the Belgian Science Policy.
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