RE: cedar and sleep

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Karsten_B=E4nder?= (kbaender@bigfoot.com)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:42:10 +0100



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> Abstract
> We investigated whether exposure to the odor of extracted cedar essence (CE)
> has (i) an influence on spontaneous activity and sleep-wake states of rats
> and (ii) a sleep-promoting effect on human daytime nap after taking an
> ordinary night's sleep. In rats exposed to CE, spontaneous activities and
> amount of wake were significantly decreased, while the amount of non-rapid
> eye movement (NREM) sleep was significantly increased. In human daytime nap,
> NREM sleep stage 2 latency was significantly shortened after exposure to CE.

What consequences does this have?
Could someone translate this for the non-medics?



kbaender@bigfoot.com
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