Sleep duration and requirements vary considerably across the human lifespan, generally decreasing from infancy through adulthood as physiological and circadian needs shift.
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Sleep Across the Human Lifespan
2025 · cited by 0
This chapter reviews how sleep types and amounts change across development, maturity, and aging.
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Sleeping hours: what is the ideal number and how does age impact this?
2018 · cited by 0
This review highlights that sleep duration varies widely across the lifespan and shows an inverse relationship with age.
Time for bed: diet, sleep and obesity in children and adults.
2025 · cited by 0
This review notes that the amount of sleep required is age-dependent and decreases across the lifespan.