Slow wave sleep and race
By: johnnyb
A blurb that’s just coming out into the press.
Slow wave activity (SWA), a stable trait dependent marker of the intensity of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, is lower in young healthy African-Americans compared to Caucasians who were matched for age, gender and body weight, according to recent research.
It would be interesting to see the full report on this, whether subjects were matched on social and economic scales, and whether other health issues played a factor.
Update: Apparently there was a big sleep convention lately. Here were some other findings:
Sleep restriction affects children’s speech
Electrical brain waves predict attentional deficits following sleep deprivation
Sleep disorders are highly prevalent among police officers
Sleep deprivation can lead to increased smoking and drinking
