J T Rowley

Eyelid movements and mental activity at sleep onset.

Consciousness and Cognition March 1, 1998 J T Rowley, Robert Stickgold, J A Hobson

The nature and time course of sleep onset (hypnagogic) mentation was studied in the home environment using the Nightcap, a reliable, cost-effective, and relatively noninvasive sleep monitor. The Nightcap, linked to a personal computer, reliably identified sleep onset according to changes in perceived sleepiness and the appearance of hypnagogic dream features. Awakenings were performed by the...