CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS OF PERFORMANCE: NEW TRENDS

@article{Carrier2000CIRCADIANRO,
  title={CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS OF PERFORMANCE: NEW TRENDS},
  author={Julie Carrier and Timothy H. Monk},
  journal={Chronobiology International},
  year={2000},
  volume={17},
  pages={719 - 732}
}
This brief review is concerned with how human performance efficiency changes as a function of time of day. It presents an overview of some of the research paradigms and conceptual models that have been used to investigate circadian performance rhythms. The influence of homeostatic and circadian processes on performance regulation is discussed. The review also briefly presents recent mathematical models of alertness that have been used to predict cognitive performance. Related topics such as… 
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