The effects of short time sleep on the exercise performance and its related basic physiological functions

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23650390
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima
• Principal Investigator: FUKUBA Yoshiyuki 県立広島大学, 人間文化学部, 教授 (00165309)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TSUJI Toshio 広島大学, 大学院・工学研究院, 教授 (90179995) ; HAYASHI Naoyuki 東京工業大学, 大学院・社会理工学研究科, 教授 (80273720)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MIURA Akira 県立広島大学, 人間文化学部, 教授 (30190581) ; YAMAOKA Masako 県立広島大学, 人間文化学部, 准教授 (30336911)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: トレーニング科学 / 短時間仮眠 / 無酸素性最大運動能力 / 情報処理能力 / 反応時間 / 視力

Research Abstract

The short time sleep after the lunch (i.e. nap, 10-20 min shallow sleep) is well known to prevent the declines of work efficiency and arousal level in office workers and drivers. In this study, we examined the effect(s) of short time sleep on the exercise performance and its related basic physiological functions and capacities such as visual acuity, arousal level of the brain, reaction time, nociceptive threshold of the skin, taste sensation, and subjective symptom. The results from the basic and practical experiments indicated that; 1) the nap (less than 20 min with stages 1 and 2) showed some positive effects on information processing system in the brain and visual acuity, and 2) a more long time and deep sleep (i.e. approximately one hour including stages 3 and 4), rather than rest and/or even nap, might have the positive effects on short-term maximal anaerobic power (estimated by the standard test using by the cycle ergometer) and kinetic vision.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Cerebral blood flow and neurovascular coupling during static exercise (2014)
  • Author(s): Yamaguchi Y, Kashima H, Fukuba Y, Hayashi N
  • Journal Title: J Physiol Sci Volume: 64(3) Pages: 195-201
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12576-014-0311-1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Muscle mechanoreflex mediates vasoconstriction in inactive limb in rats (2013)
  • Author(s): Endo MY, Hayashi N, Koba S, Morizono Y, Ueoka H, Fujihara C, Fukuba Y
  • Journal Title: J Physical Fit Sports Med Volume: 2(3) Pages: 381-384
  • DOI: 10.7600/jpfsm.2.381
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Peripheral and central vascular conductance influence on post-exercise hypotension (2012)
  • Author(s): Endo MY, Shimada K, Miura A, Fukuba Y
  • Journal Title: J Physiol Anthropol Volume: 31 Pages: 32
  • DOI: 10.1186/1880-6805-31-32
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Acute effect of oral water intake during exercise on post-exercise hypotension (2012)
  • Author(s): Endo MY, Kajimoto C, Yamada M, Miura A, Hayashi N, Koga S, Fukuba Y
  • Journal Title: Eur J Clin Nutr Volume: 66 Pages: 1208-1213
  • DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.139
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Acute Responses of Regional Vascular Conductance to Oral Ingestion of Fructose in Healthy Young Humans
  • Author(s): Endo MY, Fujihara C, Yamazaki C, Kashima H, Eguchi K, Miura A, Fukuoka Y, Fukuba Y
  • Journal Title: J Physiol Anthropol Volume: (in press)
  • DOI: 10.1186/1880-6805-33-11
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Bioelectric Signal Classification Using a Recurrent Probabilistic Neural Network with Time-series Discriminant Component Analysis (2013)
  • Author(s): Hayashi H, Shima K, Shibanoki T, Kurita Y, Tsuji T
  • Organizer: 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'13)
  • Place of Presentation: Osaka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20130700
• [Presentation] Monitoring of Peripheral Vascular Condition Using a Log-Linearized Arterial Viscoelastic index During Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (2013)
  • Author(s): Hirano H, Horiuchi T, Hirano H, Kurita Y, Ukawa T, Nakamura R, Saeki N, Yoshizumi M, Kawamoto M, Tsuji T
  • Organizer: 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'13)
  • Place of Presentation: Osaka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20130700
• [Presentation] Brachial artery blood flow during sinusoidal leg cycling exercise : effects of the period (2013)
  • Author(s): Y Fukuba, A Kondo, S Watanabe, Y Kikugawa, M Y Endo, A Miura, N Hayashi, Y Fukuoka, S Koga
  • Organizer: 60th Annual meeting of American College of Sports Medicine
  • Place of Presentation: Indianapolis, USA
  • Year and Date: 20130500
• [Presentation] Brachial and middle cerebral artery blood flows during sinusoidal leg cycling exercise (2013)
  • Author(s): Y Fukuba, A Kondo, Y Kikugawa, M Y Endo, K Miura, N Hayashi, Y Fukuoka, S Koga
  • Organizer: Experimental Biology 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Boston, USA
  • Year and Date: 20130400
• [Presentation] 昼食後の短時間仮眠が脳のタスク処理能力および視力に与える効果 (2012)
  • Author(s): 木幡 絵里香, 藤原 千津子, 山岡(遠藤) 雅子, 三浦 朗, 福場 良之
  • Organizer: 第67回日本体力医学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜
  • Year and Date: 20120900
• [Book] 無酸素能力, 人間科学の百科事典 (2014)
  • Author(s): 福場良之, 三浦 朗
  • Publisher: 丸善出版(印刷中)