Karsten Bänder <kbaender@bigfoot.com> writes:
> > 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?
Cedar essence seems to make rats sleep more and rush around less. During their sleep, they had more deep sleep than normal (?). The essence makes humans taking naps go to deep sleep faster.
Consequences? I would say the essence might be good for taking power naps in slightly stressful environments, a kind of mild sedative.
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