Mary Carskadon
Mary Carskadon
Mary A. Carskadon is an American sleep researcher. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is also the Director of the Sleep and Chronobiology Research Lab at E.P. Bradley Hospital. She is considered to be an expert on sleep and circadian rhythms during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. She researches issues related to daytime sleepiness. She has also contributed important research on school start times...
brain builds found mechanism pressure rate sleep
We've found another part of the story - the mechanism in the brain that builds up sleep pressure is working at a different rate in adolescents than in pre-pubescent children.
asleep children fall faster harder pressure rises sleep
When children are little, their sleep pressure rises faster so they fall asleep early, but when it's slower, like it is for teenagers, it's harder to get to sleep.
asking less older sleep wrong
Teen-agers don't need less sleep the older they get. They still need as much sleep as they did when they were pre-teens, ... We, as a society, are asking them to sleep at the wrong time.
behavior biological conflict contribute critical fatigue leads negative overall performance problems result school sleepy teens
This can put their circadian rhythm, or biological clock, in conflict with the school bell, ... The result illustrates a critical trend: too many teens come to school too sleepy to learn. And their fatigue often leads to behavior problems that contribute to a negative overall school performance and experience.
asking brains double duty sleep wrong
It's a double whammy. They're not getting enough sleep to recharge their brains, and we're asking their brains to be on duty at the wrong time.
great kids learn risk sleepy traffic
Kids are too sleepy to learn well. They're too sleepy to be happy. And they're at great risk for such things as traffic accidents.