Age-related losses in cardiac autonomic activity during a daytime nap
P.-C. Chen, N. Sattari, L. N. Whitehurst, S. C. Mednick
This study compares parasympathetic activity during daytime naps and wakefulness in young and older adults, finding reduced vagal modulation during NREM sleep in older adults but not during wakefulness.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2020Physiology