Can People Sleep Too Much? Effects of Extended Sleep Opportunity on Sleep Duration and Timing

Many people are concerned about whether they are getting “enough” sleep, and if they can “sleep too much.” These concerns can be approached scientifically using experiments probing long-term (i.e., multi-night) sleep homeostatic processes, since homeostatic processes move the system toward its physi...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth B. Klerman, Giuseppe Barbato, Charles A. Czeisler, Thomas A. Wehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.792942/full