ASMO
In this broad project, we investigated sleep, circadian rhythms and physical activity during two Antarctic summer expeditions, 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 characterization of an inverted pattern of sleep architecture and a dissociation of the cortisol and melatonin rhythms.
Follow-up: ESCOM and Cognipole projects.
The study is sponsored by the Belgian Defense, the Belgian Science Policy.
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