References
References
Wake Lab prioritizes peer-reviewed research and guidance from recognized public health bodies. This page collects the sources we cite across the site. Where evidence is mixed or limited, we say so directly in the article.
Government & public health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — How Much Sleep Do I Need?
- NIH / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency
- NHS UK — Insomnia
Professional organizations
Peer-reviewed research
- Hilditch CJ, McHill AW. Sleep inertia: current insights. Nature and Science of Sleep. 2019;11:155–165. doi:10.2147/NSS.S188911
- Trotti LM. Waking up is the hardest thing I do all day: Sleep inertia and sleep drunkenness. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2017;34:76–84. PubMed
- Sundelin T, Landry S, Axelsson J. Is snoozing losing? Why intermittent morning alarms are used and how they affect sleep, cognition, cortisol, and mood. Journal of Sleep Research. 2023. Wiley
- McFarlane SJ, Garcia JE, Verhagen DS, Dyer AG. Alarm tones, music and their elements: Analysis of reported waking sounds to counteract sleep inertia. PLOS ONE. 2020. PLOS ONE
- Hirshkowitz M, et al. National Sleep Foundation's sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results summary. Sleep Health. 2015;1(1):40–43. PubMed
How we cite
Every health-related claim on Wake Lab links back to a primary source from this list. If you find a citation you think is inaccurate or out of date, please email hello@wakelab.guide.