Mild to moderate sleep restriction does not affect the cortisol awakening response in healthy adult males

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    Under some circumstances, behavioural sleep restriction (i.e., sleep that is restricted due to lifestyle factors such as going to bed late and/or waking up early), has been associated with a high CAR. When morning cortisol concentrations were lower following sleep restriction, the participants were woken at least two hours earlier in the sleep restriction condition than in the comparison conditions. This approach may confound the effect of time of day (i.e., the circadian system) on morning cortisol with sleep restriction-such that for normally entrained individuals, at an earlier time in . . .

     

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