Core body temperature significantly affects human sleep quality and architecture.
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Core body temperature plays an integral role in regulating human sleep architecture and overall sleep quality, as demonstrated by studies tracking nocturnal thermal dynamics and interventions using thermal regulation.
Evidence for · 3
Increased training load promotes sleep propensity and slow‐wave sleep in endurance runners: Can a high‐heat‐capacity mattress topper modulate this effect?
2023 · cited by 10
The study monitored nocturnal core body temperature and evaluated sleep architecture to understand thermal influences on sleep propensity and slow-wave sleep.
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Dietary palmitic acid to oleic acid ratio modulates energy metabolism and biological rhythms in young healthy Japanese males
2023 · cited by 3
The findings demonstrate that dietary alterations shifting core body temperature dynamics concurrently disrupt sleep architecture.
Polysomnographic Evidence of Enhanced Sleep Quality with Adaptive Thermal Regulation
2025 · cited by 1
The research indicates that real-time temperature adjustment (thermal regulation) significantly improves sleep architecture parameters such as total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and REM latency.