This state of the art facility has individual environmentally controlled bedrooms for the investigation of the sleep-wakefulness continuum, circadian adaptation, the efficacy of hypnotics and the adverse effects of medication on vigilance and performance.
Investigating how sleep affects performance
Our work includes:
Rail Safety & Standards Board - assessment of fatigue and shiftwork for safety critical rail workers
Channel 4 - sleep deprivation tests for the "Superhuman" programme